The mean of a set of five whole numbers is the same as the median which is equal to the mode which is equal to the range which equals 4 what is the value of the smallest number.

A:1

B:2

C:3

D:4

E:6

The mean is the average basically

(summ of all numbers) divided by (total number of numbers) exg

1,2,3

(1+2+3) / (3) = 2

median is the number in the direct center when the numbers are aranged in decending or acending order exg

1,2,3

median=2

mode=most common number exg

1,2,3,4,4,4,5,6

mode=4

mean of 5 numbers

(x+y+z+t+a) / 5

is the same as

=

the median

which is equal to the range which equals 4

therefor

median=4 and mean = 4 so

(x+y+4+t+a) / 5=4

multiply both sides by 5

x+y+4+t+a=20

subtract 4 from both sides

x+y+t+a=16

the most common number is 4

so we can assume that the smallest and largest are the same:4

the answer is D:4