If the standard deviation of the numbers $2, 3, a$,and $11$ is $3.5$,then which of the following is true?

  • A
    $3a^2 - 34a + 91 = 0$
  • B
    $3a^2 - 23a + 44 = 0$
  • C
    $3a^2 - 26a + 55 = 0$
  • D
    $3a^2 - 32a + 84 = 0$

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