The school's basketball team scores for a five game series were 70, 75, 100, 70 and x. If their median score was 5 points lower than their average (arithmetic mean) score in the series, which of the following could be x?
Choose one:
A) 75
B) 80
C) 85
D) 90
E) 95
Look at the options available   Value of x seems to 75 &lt; = x &lt; = 95   A. 75   B. 80   C. 85   D. 90   E. 95   So position of x is fourth   70 , 70 , 75 , x , 100   Median = 75   Median score was 5 points lower than the average, so average = 80   70 + 70 + 75 + x + 100 = 400   x = 85 = Answer = 85
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The school's basketball team scores for a five game series were 70, 75, 100, 70 and x. If their median score was 5 points lower than their average (arithmetic mean) score in the series, which of the following could be x?