2013 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 5: Difference between revisions

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Problem

Hammie is in the $6^\text{th}$ grade and weighs 106 pounds. His quadruplet sisters are tiny babies and weigh 5, 5, 6, and 8 pounds. Which is greater, the average (mean) weight of these five children or the median weight, and by how many pounds?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{median, by 60} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{median, by 20} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{average, by 5}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{average, by 15} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{average, by 20}$

Solution

Listing the elements from least to greatest, we have $(5, 5, 6, 8, 106)$ , we see that the median weight is 6 pounds. The average weight of the five kids is $\frac{5+5+6+8+106}{5} = \frac{130}{5} = 26$ .

Hence, $26-6=\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ \text{average, by 20}}.$

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 ==Solution==
-The median here is obviously less than the mean, so options <math>(A)</math> and <math>(B)</math> are out.
+Listing the elements from least to greatest, we have <math>(5, 5, 6, 8, 106)</math>, we see that the median weight is 6 pounds.
+The average weight of the five kids is <math>\frac{5+5+6+8+106}{5} = \frac{130}{5} = 26</math>.
-Lining up the numbers (5, 5, 6, 8, 106), we see that the median weight is 6 pounds.
+Hence,<cmath>26-6=\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ \text{average, by 20}}.</cmath>
-The average weight of the five kids is <math>\dfrac{5+5+6+8+106}{5} = \dfrac{130}{5} = 26</math>.
-Therefore, the average weight is bigger, by <math>26-6 = 20</math> pounds, making the answer <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ \text{average, by 20}}</math>.
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