4. Nina had the following positive numbers: 7x, 12x, 5x, 8x, x and 4x where x is a positive integer. The median of these numbers was 72. a) Show that the value of x is 12 (be careful, simple). b) Using the value of x found in 'a', calculate the mean of these numbers

4. Nina had the following positive numbers: 7x, 12x, 5x, 8x, x and 4x where x is a positive integer. The median of these numbers was 72. a) Show that the value of x is 12 (be careful, simple). b) Using the value of x found in 'a', calculate the mean of these numbers

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Nina had the following positive numbers: 7x, 12x, 5x, 8x, x and 4x where x is a
positive integer. The median of these numbers was 72.
a) Show that the value of x is 12 (be careful, simple).
b) Using the value of
found in 'a', calculate the mean of these nu
bers

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