The post office processed lots of packages every weekday. The numbers of packages it processed per day were 80, 30, 100, 90 and x. If the median number of packages was 10 higher than the average (arithmetic mean) number of packages, which of the following could be x? Choices
A) 40  B) 45  C) 50  D) 55  E) 60
Look at the options available   Value of x seems to 40 &lt; = x &lt; = 60   A. 40   B. 45   C. 50   D. 55   E. 60   So position of x is second   30 , x , 75 , 85 , 95   Median = 75   Median number of packages was 10 points higher than the average, so average = 65   30 + x + 75 + 85 + 95 = 325   x = 40 = 40nswer = 40
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The post office processed lots of packages every weekday. The numbers of packages it processed per day were 80, 30, 100, 90 and x. If the median number of packages was 10 higher than the average (arithmetic mean) number of packages, which of the following could be x?