Three numbers have a mean (average) of 7. The mode of these three numbers is 9. What is the smallest of these three numbers?
CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2012
Pick one
Solution
Since passes through centre , then it is a diameter of the circle.
Since , then .
Thus, the area of sector is or 25% of the area of the circle.
Since the areas labelled and are equal, then each is
of the area of the circle.
Therefore, a spin will stop on the shaded region of the time.
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