JEE Main 2019 Mathematics question
The mean and the median of the following ten numbers in increasing order 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y are 42 and 35 respectively, then is equal to:
Answer: (D)
Solution
Median (34 + x)/2 = 35 ⇒ x = 36; sum = 336 + y = 420 ⇒ y = 84; y/x = 7/3.