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One number is missing from this data set

18, 24, 22,30,26,___,25

The median of the data set is 24. What is the greatest possible value of the missing number

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The greatest possible value is 24. It's not more than 24 and 24 will still be in the middle :)
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23, it has to be less than 24 since 25, 26, and 30 are greater than 24.