If N is a positive odd integer, what is the average of a certain set of N integers? (1) The integers in the set are consecutive multiples of 3 (2) The median of the set of integers is 33 Options: A . &nbsp If the question can be answered with statement 1 alone B . &nbsp If the question can be answered with statement 2 alone C . &nbsp If both statement 1 and statement 2 are needed to answer the question and D . &nbsp If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both statements

If N is a positive odd integer, what is the average of a certain set of N inte

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If N is a positive odd integer, what is the average of a certain set of N integers?
(1) The integers in the set are consecutive multiples of 3
(2) The median of the set of integers is 33

Options:

A . If the question can be answered with statement 1 alone

B . If the question can be answered with statement 2 alone

C . If both statement 1 and statement 2 are needed to answer the question and

D . If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both statements

Answer: Option C
:
C
(1) Insufficient. There is no way to find out the mean using this. Consider one set {3, 6, 9} and another {6, 9, 12}.
(2) Insufficient. Knowing that there is an odd number of terms in the set and that the median is 33 does not tell us what the mean is.

(1&2) Sufficient. In an ordered set with an odd number of terms, the median is equal to the "middle" term. Moreover, in an equally distributed set of integers (in this case, consecutive multiples of 3) the median will be equal to the mean itself.

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