Question

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A data set has a mean of 7, a median of 5, and a mode of 8. Which of the numbers (7, 5, or 8) must be in the data set?

7

5

8

Answer 1

8 has to be included in the data set. Since 8 is the mode, and the mode is the number that is seen the most in a set of numbers, 8 has to be in the data set for it to be the mode. Therefore, the answer is 8.