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Example Question #582 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning
Quantity A: The range of Set Q.
Quantity B: The median of Set Q.
Possible Answers:
Quantity A is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined.
Quantity B is greater.
Correct answer:
The two quantities are equal.
Explanation:
The first step of this problem should be to reorder Set Q into numerical order:
The range of a set is the largest value minus the lowest value, so for this set, the range is
The median of a set depends on whether or not there is an even or odd amount of numbers in the set. For a set with values:
Odd:
Even:
Since there is an even number of numbers in this set, the median is
The two quantities are equal.
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