Question

The scores on the push-up portion of a physical fitness test had a mean of 62 and a median of 60. One athlete was absent during the test, and his score was not included in the calculations. If his score of 67 were added to the distribution of scores, what would happen to the mean and median?

The mean would increase and the median would decrease.
The mean would increase and the median would stay about the same.
The mean would decrease and the median would stay about the same.
The mean would decrease and the median would increase.

Answer 1

The mean would increase and the median would stay about the same.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mean would increase and the median would stay about the same.

When the athlete's score of 67 is added to the distribution, it would shift the mean upward because the new score is higher than the original mean of 62. However, since the median is the middle value in the data set, it is not affected by extreme values like the mean. Therefore, the median would stay about the same.

Answer 2

The answer is the fist option