If the median of the data below is 43, what is a possible value of x: 25, 34, 46, 43, 77, 68, x?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-04T05:07:55

#x< 43#

When we arrange the data in either increasing or decreasing order, the value of the middle term is called median.

Arranging these in increasing order so that #43# is middle term and missing term is #x#, we get

#color(red)(25, x, 34, )43, 46, 77, 68#

As we have three terms to the right of #43#, we must have #x# somewhere to the left of #43#.

Hence #x< 43#