document.write( "Question 1028533: A squad of soldiers is lined up in order of height from
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A squad of soldiers is lined up in order of height from
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document.write( "174 is the median of the 4 soldiers' heights WITHOUT Mark.\r\n" );
document.write( "But if you put Mark in the middle, the median of the 5 soldiers,\r\n" );
document.write( "including Mark, might not necessarily be 174.\r\n" );
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document.write( "168, 172, MARK, 176, 180\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mark's height could be anywhere from 172 to 176.\r\n" );
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document.write( "However, whatever his height is, that would be the median\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now, is the question true of false?  You answer.\r\n" );
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