SOLUTION: The median of a set of 9 consecutive integers is 42. What is the greatest of these 9 integers?

Question 92937: The median of a set of 9 consecutive integers is 42. What is the greatest of these 9 integers?
Found 3 solutions by psbhowmick, Earlsdon, Alyssa Maserang:
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Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the "median" of a set of numbers is the middle number and the given set cosists of consecutive integers, then you know that 42 is the middle integer of these nine consecutive integers, so the set looks like...
38,39,40, 41,42,43,44,45,46
The greateset integer is 46
Answer by Alyssa Maserang(9)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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