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Five pieces of wood have an average length(AM) of 124

by akredd90 Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:06 am

Five pieces of wood have an average (arithmetic mean) length of 124 centimeters and a median length of 140 centimeters.What is the maximum possible length ,in centimeters,of the shortest piece of wood ?

A) 90
B) 100
C) 110
D) 130
E) 140
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Re: Five pieces of wood have an average length(AM) of 124

by jnelson0612 Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:33 pm

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