Question

I know the answer is 36 but I need to know the working out and I am unsure how to work the question out.

Plz explain

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Answer 1

36

Explanation:

Since the 3 numbers have a ratio of 2:3:7, that means it simplifies to that. So, there must be a common factor, let’s say x, for each of the numbers. Thus, the numbers are 2x, 3x, and 7x. To find the mean, we add up all of the numbers and divide by the number of numbers: (2x + 3x + 7x)/3 = 12x/3 = 4x = 48. Dividing by 4 on both sides gets x = 12. The median of the numbers is the number in the middle which is 3x. Substituting x = 12, we get: 3(12) = 36.

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