A baseball player hit the following number of home runs in consecutive years: 35, 38, 39, 43, and 44. If the player had hit 3 additional home runs in the last year, which of the following statements best describes the change in the mean and the median of the home runs?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers:  A) The mean and the median will remain unchanged.  B) The mean will remain unchanged but the median will increase.  C) The mean will increase but the median will remain unchanged.  D) The mean and the median will increase by the same amount.  E) The mean and the median will increase by different amounts.
Old set = {35, 38, 39, 43, 44}.   New set = {35, 38, 39, 43, 47} --&gt; the median (middle term) will remain the same and the mean will increase.   Answer: The mean will increase but the median will remain unchanged..
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A baseball player hit the following number of home runs in consecutive years: 35, 38, 39, 43, and 44. If the player had hit 3 additional home runs in the last year, which of the following statements best describes the change in the mean and the median of the home runs?