Samuel was absent for the last biology test. For those who took the test, the mean was 84.6, the median was 82, and the mode was 88. When Samuel took the test, the class mean went down to exactly 84. His score was different from every other students’ score. What effect, if any, did Samuel’s score have on the class mode?
A: None; the mode stayed the same.
B: It decreased the mode by exactly 1 point.
C: It increased the mode by exactly 1 point.
D: It increased the mode by greater than 1 point.
E: The effect of Samuel’s score on the mode cannot be determined from the given information.
