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prealgebra junior

Problem

The mean, median, and unique mode of the positive integers 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, and are all equal. What is the value of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We can eliminate answer choices and , because of the above statement. Now we need to test the remaining answer choices. Case 1: Mode: Median: Mean: Since the mean does not equal the median or mode, can also be eliminated. Case 2: Mode: Median: Mean: We are done with this problem, because we have found when , the condition is satisfied. Therefore, the answer is .
Final answer
D