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The median of the observations 11, 12, 14, 18, x + 2, x + 4, 30, 32, 35, 41 arranged in ascending order is 24. Find the value of x.

The number of observations = n = 10. Since n is even ,
Median =
⇒ 24 =   = =
⇒x = 21.

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