Mean, Median and Mode of Integers
XAT 2013 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Medium · Statistics
The mean of six positive integers is 15. The median is 18, and the only mode of the integers is less than 18. The maximum possible value of the largest of the six integers is
- A.
26
- B.
28
- C.
30
- D.
32
- E.
34
Answer
D
Explanation
Sum of 6 integers = . Arranged in order . Median = . Mode < 18, so the mode must be . To maximize , minimize . Set . Since and (otherwise mode would be 18), choose . To minimize , set (since ). Then .
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