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Basketball Scores

Source: 2015 AMC 8 Problem 5

November 25, 2015
AMC 8

Problem Statement

Billy's basketball team scored the following points over the course of the first 11 games of the season: 42,47,53,53,58,58,58,61,64,65,7342, 47, 53, 53, 58, 58, 58, 61, 64, 65, 73 If his team scores 40 in the 12th game, which of the following statistics will show an increase?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>range<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>median<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>mean<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>mode<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>mid-range <span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> \text{range} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> \text{median} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> \text{mean} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> \text{mode} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> \text{mid-range}