document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044326>Question 1044326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a randomly selected, non-negative single-digit integer is added to set X = {2,3,7,8}, what is the probability that the median of the set will increase while its range will remain the same ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)30%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)40%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)50%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e)60%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #659607 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=659607\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here are the new sets after a non-negative single-digit integer was added to X:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The median of X is 5 and its range is 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{ 0,2,3,7,8 } ===> median is 3, range is 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 1,2,3,7,8 } ===> median is 3, range is 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,2,3,7,8 } ===> median is 3, range is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,3,7,8 } ===> median is 3, range is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,4,7,8 } ===> median is 4, range is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,5,7,8 } ===> median is 5, range is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,6,7,8 } ===> median is 6, range is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,7,7,8 } ===> median is 7, range is 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,7,8,8 } ===> median is 7, range is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{ 2,3,7,8,9 } ===> median is 7, range is 7,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that gives three instances where the median is greater than 5 and the range is still 6.  Therefore the answer is 30%. </SPAN>\n" );
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