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My only way is to try to list them; this is nasty!

 

Case 1:  the subset contains the number 6

 

A)  You choose five numbers lower than 6 (1 way)

         and five numbers larger than 6 (1 way) for a total of 1 way

 

B)  You choose four numbers lower than 6 (5 ways)

         and four numbers larger than 6 (5 ways) for a total of 5 x 5 = 25 ways

 

C)  You choose three numbers lower than 6 (10 ways)

         and three numbers larger than 6 (10 ways) for a total of 10 x 10 = 100 ways

 

D)  You choose two numbers lower than 6 (10 ways)

         and to numbers larger than 6 (10 ways) for a total of 10 x 10 = 100 ways

 

E)  You choose one number lower than 6 (5 ways)

         and one number larger than 6 (5 ways) for a total of 5 x 5  =  26 ways

 

F)  You choose no number lower than 6 (1 way)

         and no number larger than 6 (1 way) for a total of 1 x 1 = 1 way

 

Now, for the really nasty part, you don't choose the number 6 -- when you do this,

the largest number below 6 and the smallest number above 6 must have a mean

of 6.

 

A)  You choose five numbers lower than 6 (1 way)

         and five numbers larger than 6 (1 way) for a total of 1 way

 

B)  You choose four numbers lower than 6 and four numbers larger than 6 (10 ways)

 

C)  You choose three numbers lower than 6 and three numbers larger than 6 (46 ways)

 

D)  You choose two numbers lower than 6 and two numbers larger than 6 (30 ways)

 

E)  You choose one number lower than 6 and one number larger than 6 (5 ways)

 

Hopefully, I counted correctly --  if not, maybe someone can correct me ...

Feb 27, 2022