Number of arms

What is the probability that the next person you meet has an above average number of arms?
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How likely is it that the next person you meet has an above average number of arms, where...

a) average means 'mean'?

b) average means 'mode'?

c) average means 'median'?

This problem is adapted from the World Mathematics Championships