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2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 10

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Problem

The sum of 49 consecutive integers is 7^5. What is their median?

\text {(A)}\ 7 \qquad \text {(B)}\ 7^2\qquad \text {(C)}\ 7^3\qquad \text {(D)}\ 7^4\qquad \text {(E)}\ 7^5

Solution

The median of a sequence is the middle number of the sequence when the sequence is arranged in order. Since the integers are consecutive, the median is also the mean, so the median is \frac{7^5}{49} = 7^3\ \mathrm{(C)}.

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2004 AMC 12A (ProblemsResources)
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