Identify whether the average described is a mean, median, or mode.
-A college receives 300 applications for financial aid. The applications are sorted into three equal groups according to income. Those with the highest incomes will not receive aid. Those with the lowest incomes will
Receive the most aid and those with average incomes will receive a small amount of aid.
A) Mode
B) Median
C) Mean

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The description involves dividing the applications into three equal groups based on income, which is a method of finding the median, as it involves finding the middle value(s) in a data set.

Identify Whether the Average Described Is a Mean, Median, or Mode