Question 41 Answer and Explanation _ACT June 2017 Form 74C Math Section

41. Set A and Set B each consist of 5 distinct numbers. The 2 sets contain identical numbers with the exception of the number with the least value in each set. The number with the least value in Set B is greater than the number with the least value in Set A. The value of which of the following measures must be greater for Set B than for Set A?

A. Mean only

B. Median only

C. Mode only

D. Mean and median only

E. Mean, median, and mode

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is A

Explanation

Both sets are composed of 5 different numbers, and the only difference is the smallest number, set B is larger than set A. So only the averages are different.