Numbers 50, 42, 35, 2x + 10, 2x − 8, 12, 11, 8 are written in descending order and their median is 25, find x.

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Solution

The given data in descending order is

50, 42, 35, 2x+10, 2x-8, 12, 11, 8

Here, the number of observation, which is an even number.

Hence, the median is

But, it is given that the median is 25. Hence, we have

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