Question

For the data 11 ,15 ,17 ,x+1 ,3 if the mean is 14 .find the value of x .Using the value of x find the mode of the data

Answer 1

$\frac{11 + 15 + 17 + 3 + x + 1}{5 } = \frac{47 + x}{5} = 14$

$x = 70 - 47 = 23$

the mode is 23 as it occurs the most