If a, b and c are the median, mode and range, respectively of the data:
10, 7, 6, 5, 4, 9, 5, 12, 11, 20, 14, 5, 10, 6, then what is the value of (3a-2b+c)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Arrange in as Ascending order = 4, 5,5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 14, 20
N = 14 which is even
Hence, median (a) = \(\frac{(\frac{n}{2})th\;term\;+\;(\frac{n}{2} +1)th\;term}{2}\)
= \(\frac{7th\;term\;+\;8th\;term}{2}\)
= \(\frac{7+9}{2}\) = 16
Mode = is most frequently occurring value in the list.
i.e. Mode (b) = 5
Range is the difference between the largest number and smallest number of data.
i.e. Range (c)= 20 - 4 = 16
Now, (3a-2b+c) = 3 ×8 - 2×5 + 16 = 30