Set C consists of the following unique integers: -2, 17, 3, n, 2, 15, -3, and -27; which of the following could be the median of set C?	Pick one
A) 5  B) 6  C) 7  D) 1  E) 766
Whenever a question asks you to deal with the MEDIAN of a group of numbers, you MUST put the numbers in order from least to greatest (or at the very least,group offthe numbers so that you can restrict the potential value of the median).   Here, we have 8 values (one of the values is the variable N). We're told that the values are UNIQUE, so N CANNOT be any of the other 7 values listed. We're asked which of the following answers COULD be the median, so if we determine that one of the answer choices is a POSSIBLE median, then we can stop working....   Since the group includes 8 values, the median will be the AVERAGE of the 4th and 5th values...   Putting the 7 numbers in order, we have:   -27, -3, -2, 2, 3, 15, 17   This means that the2will either be the 4th term or the 5th term (depending on the value of N).   IF....   N is REALLY BIG, then the 4th and 5th terms will be 2 and 3, so the median will = 2.5   N is REALLY SMALL, then the 4th and 5th terms will be -2 and 2, so the median will = 0   Neither of those answers is among the choices though, so N must be something relativelycloseto 2.....   IF....   N = 0, then the 4th and 5th terms will be 0 and 2, so the median will = 1. That answer IS among the choices, so we're done.   1
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Set C consists of the following unique integers: -2, 17, 3, n, 2, 15, -3, and -27; which of the following could be the median of set C?