SOLUTION: there are 7 children with 1 set of twins. The youngest is 6 and the oldest is 16. the mean is 11, the median is 10 and the mode is 15. What are their ages?

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Question 706063: there are 7 children with 1 set of twins. The youngest is 6 and the oldest is 16. the mean is 11, the median is 10 and the mode is 15. What are their ages?


Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 7 children with 1 set of twins. The youngest is 6 and the oldest is 16. the mean is 11, the median is 10 and the mode is 15. What are their ages?
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Ages from youngest to oldest: 6........10..........16
1st: 6
2nd: x
3rd: y
4th: 10
5th: 15
6th: 15
7th: 16
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Equation:
Mean = (6+x+y+10+15+15+16)/7 = 11
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x+y + 52 = 77
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x+y = 25
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Comment: x+y cannot be 25 if 10 is the median.
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Cheers,
Stan H.