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| − | The median is the average of the <math>10^\text{th}</math> and <math>11^\text{th}</math> scores. | + | The median is the average of the <math>10^\text{th}</math> and <math>11^\text{th}</math> scores. In order to minimize the number of changed scores, the <math>10^\text{th}</math> score must be <math>85</math>. |
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Revision as of 17:48, 28 January 2022
Problem
Mr. Ramos gave a test to his class of 
students. The dot plot below shows the distribution of test scores.
![[asy] //diagram by pog . give me 1,000,000,000 dollars for this diagram size(5cm); defaultpen(0.7); dot((0.5,1)); dot((0.5,1.5)); dot((1.5,1)); dot((1.5,1.5)); dot((2.5,1)); dot((2.5,1.5)); dot((2.5,2)); dot((2.5,2.5)); dot((3.5,1)); dot((3.5,1.5)); dot((3.5,2)); dot((3.5,2.5)); dot((3.5,3)); dot((4.5,1)); dot((4.5,1.5)); dot((5.5,1)); dot((5.5,1.5)); dot((5.5,2)); dot((6.5,1)); dot((7.5,1)); draw((0,0.5)--(8,0.5),linewidth(0.7)); defaultpen(fontsize(10.5pt)); label("$65$", (0.5,-0.1)); label("$70$", (1.5,-0.1)); label("$75$", (2.5,-0.1)); label("$80$", (3.5,-0.1)); label("$85$", (4.5,-0.1)); label("$90$", (5.5,-0.1)); label("$95$", (6.5,-0.1)); label("$100$", (7.5,-0.1)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/f/1/8f168ff6d1e7635e68e0139420bed9ecfc2e4993.png)
Later Mr. Ramos discovered that there was a scoring error on one of the questions. He regraded the tests, awarding some of the students 
extra points, which increased the median test score to 
. What is the minimum number of students who received extra points?
(Note that the median test score equals the average of the 
scores in the middle if the test scores are arranged in increasing order.)
Solution
The median is the average of the 
and 
scores. In order to minimize the number of changed scores, the score must be .
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