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QJEEM03Ma795f: JEE Main 2003 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM03Ma795f Solution: The median of a set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each …
The median of a set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each of the largest 4 observations of the set is increased by 2, then the median of the new set :
Multiple Choice Options
- A is increased by 2
- B is decreased by 2
- C is two times the original median
- D remains the same as that of the original set
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Here total no of observation is 9 which is a odd number. As we know for odd number 9 the median will be the 5th term.
Now question says, you increase largest 4 number by 2 which does not affect the 5th term so the new median will be the same.
Now question says, you increase largest 4 number by 2 which does not affect the 5th term so the new median will be the same.