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The average high temperatures in degrees for a city are listed.

58, 61, 71, 77, 91, 100, 105, 102, 95, 82, 66, 57

If a value of 71° is changed to 93°, which of the following measures changes the most and what is the new value?

A: Mean 82.3°
B: Median 86.5°
C: Range 48°
D: IQR 34°

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If we change the value of 71° to 93°, then the new list becomes:

58, 61, 93, 77, 91, 100, 105, 102, 95, 82, 66, 57

To find out which of the measures changes the most, we need to calculate the values before and after the change.

Before the change:
- Mean = (58+61+71+77+91+100+105+102+95+82+66+57)/12 = 82.3°
- Median = 84° (the middle value after sorting the list in ascending order)
- Range = 105° - 57° = 48°
- IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 100° - 61° = 39°

After the change:
- Mean = (58+61+93+77+91+100+105+102+95+82+66+57)/12 = 83.8°
- Median = 86.5° (the middle value after sorting the list in ascending order)
- Range = 105° - 57° = 48°
- IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 100° - 61° = 39°

Therefore, the measures that remain unchanged are range and IQR. The measures that change the most are mean and median. The new value of the mean is 83.8°. So the answer is A: Mean 82.3° changes to 83.8°.
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