Wednesday, January 27, 2016

{6,8,12,3,5,10-x,10+x,10} Given that the set of numbers has a unique mode, find the possible values of x.

The mode of a given set of values is one that is repeated
the most often. The values given are {6,8,12,3,5,10-x,10+x,10} and there is a unique
mode. I assume you are looking only for values of x such that the values in the set
remain positive.


Let's see which of the values satisfy the
fact that there is a unique mode. x =


0: this gives a
unique mode of 10


1: here the mode is not
unique


2: here also the mode is not
unique


3: here also the mode is not
unique


4: the mode is unique here,
6


5: the mode is unique here,
5


6: the mode is not unique


7:
the mode is unique, 3


8: the mode is not
unique


9: the mode is not
unique


10: the mode is not
unique


Therefore the values that x can take
are 0, 4, 5 and 7.

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