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A Three integers have a mean of 10, a median of 12 and a range of 10. Find the three integers.



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Answer:

4 , 12 , 14

Explanation:

1) We are told that the median (middle number) is 12 and that the mean is 10

This means that the numbers added together, divided by 3 which equals to ten. From this we can understand that the numbers should add up to 30 as 30 divided by 3 is 10

2) We already know one of the middle numbers which is 12 so the next step would be to subtract 12 from 30 which would be 18.

3) We are also told that the range is 10 meaning that the difference between the smallest and biggest number is 10. If the difference between the smallest and biggest is 10 and the number that they can add to is 18, all we have to do to get our numbers subtract 10 from 18 which is 8 and divide it by 2 which is 4. We have to divide it because we need to find two more numbers

4) From the information we have so far we know that one of our numbers is 4 and the other is 12. To get the final number, add 12 and 4 together which is 16, and subtract that from 30 which is 14. Meaning our numbers are 4 , 12 and 14

5) To check if this is right we can see that the range is 10 (14 - 4 = 10) the mean is 10 (4 + 12 + 14 = 30) and the median is 12!!

Hope this helps, have a great day!

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