Q. 194.5( 46 Votes )
Six numbers from a list of nine integers are 7, 8, 3, 5, 9 and 5. Find the largest possible value of the median of all nine numbers in this list.
Answer :
No of terms, n = 9
As, n is odd
Median is 
term.
⇒ Median is 5th term
Let's first arrange given no in ascending order.
3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9
Clearly, 9 is not possible as it is already at 6th place and adding any term or terms can only shift its position ahead.
Also, 8 is possible if other three terms are greater than 8.
Therefore, 8 is the largest value possible.
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