Question

Consider the set of all factors of 42 and 48 are greater than 1, with no repeating element. What is the median of the set?

A. 7

B. 12

C. 7.5

D. The set has no median.


The tutor who answered this question said C, but I don't understand how he got that answer. Can you please help?

Answer 1

Most likely it would be A because The factors of 42 and 48 are 1,2,3,6,7,21,42 this is how my math teacher Showed me was You try to find 48 and 42 In the multiplication chart Whatever has 48 and 42 is the number of The multiplication chart is your answer

Answer 2

it is C because If you subtract 48 from 42 and then you ad 1 you get 7.5