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If the mode of 12 16 19 16 x 12 16 19 12 is 16 , then find the value of x .

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Mode of a given set of observations or numbers is that observation with highest frequency or repeats itself the most number of times.

The set of numbers is
12, 16, 19, 16, x, 12, 16, 19, 12.
Its mode is given as 16.

In the data
  1. 12 occurs 3 times
  2. 16 occurs 3 times
  3. 19 occurs 2 times
In order for 16 to become the mode, 16 should occur atleast 4 times. Therefore, the value of x in the given data is 16.

x=16

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