SOLUTION: make a set of three numbers with a mode of 5 and a mean of 6

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Question 443177: make a set of three numbers with a mode of 5 and a mean of 6
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we have 3 numbers, where the mean is 6 and the mode is 5, then 2 of the numbers have to be 5. Makes sense? If it appeared once, then it could not be the only number that is the mode. If all three were 5, then the mean would be 5.
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So, we have :
%285+%2B+5+%2B+x%29%2F3++=+6
5%2B5%2Bx+=+18
x+=+8

Then our set is {5,5,8}.