At the U.S. Open Tennis Championship a statistician keeps track of every serve that a player hits during the tournament. The statistician reported that the mean serve speed of a particular player was 96 miles per hour. Suppose that the statistician indicated that the serve speed distribution was skewed to the left. Which of the following values is most likely the value of the median serve speed?
A) 86 mph
B) 96 mph
C) 101 mph
D) 91 mph

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In a left-skewed distribution, the mean is typically less than the median. Since the mean is 96 mph, the median is likely higher, making 101 mph the most plausible choice.

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