Question

When the integers 10, 0, 5, – 5, – 7 are arranged in descending or ascending order, them find out which of the following integers always remains in the middle of the arrangement.
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) – 7 (d) – 5

Answer 1

ASCENDING ORDER-----> -7,-5,0,5,10......... Here the middle term is 0........ DESCENDING ORDER------> 10,5,0,-5,-7........ Here also the middle term is 0....... So (a)0 is the correct option.