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Convert the following and express your answers in standard form: (i) 31 days into minutes; (ii) 6 hours into seconds.

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6 steps
  1. Identify the data set and the number of data points.

    The given data set is 2,3,(4m−3),(3m+1),11,132, 3, (4m-3), (3m+1), 11, 13.
    There are n=6n=6 data points.

  2. Determine the median for an even number of data points.

    For an even number of data points, the median is the average of the two middle terms when the data is arranged in ascending order. The middle terms are the n2\frac{n}{2}-th term and the (n2+1)(\frac{n}{2}+1)-th term.
    In this case, n=6n=6, so the middle terms are the 62=3\frac{6}{2}=3rd term and the (62+1)=4(\frac{6}{2}+1)=4th term.

  3. Identify the 3rd and 4th terms from the given data set.

    Assuming the given data set is already in ascending order (which is consistent with the solution for mm), the 3rd term is (4m−3)(4m-3) and the 4th term is (3m+1)(3m+1).

  4. Set up the equation for the median.

    The median is given as 6.

    (4m−3)+(3m+1)2=6\frac{(4m-3) + (3m+1)}{2} = 6
  5. Solve the equation for mm.

    Combine like terms in the numerator:

    7m−22=6\frac{7m-2}{2} = 6

    Multiply both sides by 2:

    7m−2=127m-2 = 12

    Add 2 to both sides:

    7m=147m = 14

    Divide by 7:

    m=147m = \frac{14}{7} m=2m = 2
  6. Verify the result.

    Substitute m=2m=2 back into the data set:
    2,3,(4(2)−3),(3(2)+1),11,132, 3, (4(2)-3), (3(2)+1), 11, 13
    2,3,(8−3),(6+1),11,132, 3, (8-3), (6+1), 11, 13
    2,3,5,7,11,132, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13
    The sorted list is 2,3,5,7,11,132, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13. The 3rd term is 5 and the 4th term is 7.
    The median is 5+72=122=6\frac{5+7}{2} = \frac{12}{2} = 6. This matches the given median.

    The value of mm is:

    2\boxed{2}
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