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For a set of ten numbers, removing the largest number decreases the average by 1. Removing the smallest number increases the average by 2 . What is the positive difference between the largest and the smallest of these ten numbers?
Hint: Sometimes thinking of the average of a list of numbers as "balancing" the list helps solve problems.
Hint: How far must the largest number be from the average of the origiNl list?

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Answer: The mean will have a higher value than the median. A data set distribution that is skewed right is asymmetrical and has a large number.

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