5p-30 is the simplification to this rather simple equation.
Answer:
The median is 9
The Range is 13-5=8
The mean is 5+5+9+11+13/5=43/5=8 3/5=8.6
Answer:
Option D "Whether or not they are registered with the SEC" is the best answer. This is because it is the company selling brokerage that needs to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), not the broker (who acts as middle man between the seller and the buyer). Important things to evaluate the broker would be their experience, educational background and registration wit the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
The formula for permutations is:

So the answer is D.
But this is not geometry, is it? It's combinatorics.