Best Suited Measure of Central Tendency in Different Cases and the Empirical Relationship between Them
If the mean a...
Question
If the mean and median of a set of numbers are 8.9 and 9 respectively then the mode will be
A
7.2
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B
8.2
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C
9.2
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D
10.2
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Solution
The correct option is C9.2 Given: Mean = 8.9 and Median = 9 Since, Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean ⇒ Mode = 3×9−2×8.9 ⇒ Mode = 27−17.8 ⇒ Mode = 9.2 ∴ Option C is correct.