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The following observations have been arranged in ascending order. If the median of the data is 63, find the value of x.

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The following observations have been arranged in ascending order. If the median of the data is 63, find the value of x. 

29, 32, 48, 50, x, x + 2, 72, 78, 84, 95  

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answered Nov 10, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 61 ● 410 ● 942
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It can be observed that the total number of observations in the given data is 10 (even number). Therefore, the median of this data will be the mean of 10/2 i.e., 5th and (10/2)+1 i.e., 6th term. 

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