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Alice has five cards each with a number on them. Three of the numbers are shown. 3 8 5 ( I found another 5 as the mode is 5) 5 The mode of the five numbers on the cards is 5 The mean of the five numbers on the cards is 6 Work out the range of the five numbers on the cards. You must show your working.​

Alice has five cards each with a number on them. Three of the numbers are shown. 3 8 5 ( I-example-1
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Answer:

last number is 9; range is 3-9

Explanation:

since 5 is mode and 6 is mean, the 5 numbers must equal 30(as 30/5 is 6). 3+8+5+5 is 21, meaning last number is 9. therefore, range is 3-9 (largest and smallest)

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