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List Value Progression

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March 21, 2008
arithmetic sequencelistmeanmedianmode

Problem Statement

When the mean, median, and mode of the list 10,2,5,2,4,2,x 10, 2, 5, 2, 4, 2, xare arranged in increasing order, they form a non-constant arithmetic progression. What is the sum of all possible real values of x x? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 6<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 9<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 17<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 20 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 3 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 6 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 9 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 17 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 20