M, M and M

If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?

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Problem

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There are several sets of five positive whole numbers with the following properties:

  • Mean = 4
  • Median = 3
  • Mode = 3
Can you find all the different sets of five positive whole numbers that satisfy these conditions?

 
Can you explain how you know you've found them all?



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