document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967132>Question 967132</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure out this question, I'd really appreciate it. I completed this test about 2 days ago, however I got this question wrong. I'm not really sure why. Please explain, thanks everyone! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Rodriguez Family has five members and their average age is 19. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. What is the total of all their ages? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. There are two adults and three children in the family. What are their possible ages? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The median of the ages in the Rodriguez Family is 11. There are twin girls who are 4 years old. Everyone else is a different age. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. What is the mode of the family's ages and explain how you know.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Average = mean = (Total)/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So because the average is 19, we know that x/5 = 19 leads to x = 95 being the total of the ages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's say that the parents are about the same age. Say age 30 each. So that means 30*2 = 60 years are taken up by the parents only. 95 - 60 = 35 years are devoted to the kids. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the kids are ages 10, 11, and 14, then we have their ages add to 35. 10+11+14 = 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: this is NOT the only way to distribute the ages\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The mode is 4 because we have 2 members who are 4 years old. Everyone else is of some other age which means those other numbers only pop up once. The number 4 pops up twice, which is the most frequent. So that's why 4 is the mode. </SPAN>\n" );
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