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For a perfectly symmetrical distribution with a mean of 50, what is the value of the median?

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In a set of data, if the data is perfectly symmetrical then the mean is equal to the median. In this case, the median would be 50.

For example, consider the data set: {25, 50, 75}

The mean is going to be 50 because
(25+50+75)/(3) = 50

The median is also 50 because that is the middle number when ordered numerically.

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