document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=564135>Question 564135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following observations have been arranged in ascending order . If the median of the data is 63, find the value of \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            29, 32, 48, 50, x, x+2, 72, 78, 84, 95 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "29, 32, 48, 50, x, x+2, 72, 78, 84, 95<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since there are an even number of items,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the median is the average of the middle 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + x+1)/2 = 63<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+1 = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 62.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = 63.5<BR>\n" );
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