A certain artist is selling five paintings for the following prices: $7,000, $8,000, $9,000, $23,000, and $25,000. If the price of the most expensive painting is increased $3,000, which of the following statements best describes the change in the mean and the median of the paintings? Choose one:
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 = {7000, 8000, 9000, 23000, 25000}.   New set = {7000, 8000, 9000, 23000, 28000} --&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 certain artist is selling five paintings for the following prices: $7,000, $8,000, $9,000, $23,000, and $25,000. If the price of the most expensive painting is increased $3,000, which of the following statements best describes the change in the mean and the median of the paintings?