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Algebra Difficulty 2.5 Junior Find the answer Canada

Three numbers have a mean (average) of 7. The mode of these three numbers is 9. What is the smallest of these three numbers?

Pick one

Solution

Since PQPQ passes through centre OO, then it is a diameter of the circle.

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Since ∠QOT=90°\angle QOT=90\degree, then ∠POT=180°−90°=90°\angle POT=180\degree-90\degree=90\degree.

Thus, the area of sector POTPOT is 90°360°=14\frac{90\degree}{360\degree}=\frac{1}{4} or 25% of the area of the circle.

Since the areas labelled RR and SS are equal, then each is

25%÷2=12.5%25\%\div 2=12.5\% of the area of the circle.
Therefore, a spin will stop on the shaded region 12.5%12.5\% of the time.

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