document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136584>Question 1136584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of x that makes the median the given number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32, 23, 15, 30, 12, x; median = 25 <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 #754363 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=754363\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First sort the numbers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12, 15, 23, 30, 32<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice x must fall between 23 and 30:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12, 15, 23, x, 30, 32<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Median is the middle number if there are an odd number of data values,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "otherwise it is the mean of the two values surrounding the middle.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this data (with six data points) to have a median of 25, we must have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (x+23)/2 = 25  -->  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight%28+x+=+27+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight%28+x+=+27+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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