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2012 AMC 10A Question 13

AMC10 · 2012 AMC 10A

Question 13

An *iterative average* of the numbers $1,$ $2,$ $3,$ $4,$ and $5$ is computed the following way. Arrange the five numbers in some order. Find the mean of the first two numbers, then find the mean of that with the third number, then the mean of that with the fourth number, and finally the mean of that with the fifth number. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible values that can be obtained using this procedure?
  1. $\dfrac{31}{16}$
  2. $2$
  3. $\dfrac{17}{8}$
  4. $3$
  5. $\dfrac{65}{16}$