Mean mode median

Question

In a mathematics class Half of the students scored 83 on an achievement test. with the exception of a few students who scored 47 the remaining students scored 80. Which of the following statements is true about the distribution of the scores?

A. The mean is greater than the median

B. The mean is greater than the mode

C. The mean and median are the same

D. The mean is less then the median

Answer 1

Since half the class scored 83, 83 is the median and the mode. Since the remaining values are less than the median, the mean will be less than the median (D).