SOLUTION: The average set of n numbers is 23. When -35 is added to the set, the average is 21. How many numbers were in the original set?
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Question 1129606: The average set of n numbers is 23. When -35 is added to the set, the average is 21. How many numbers were in the original set?
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The average set of n numbers is 23. When -35 is added to the set, the average is 21.
How many numbers were in the original set?
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= 21
23n - 35 = 21(n+1)
23n - 35 = 21n + 21
23n - 21n = 21 + 35
2n = 56
n = 56/2
n = 28
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Check this
23(28) - 35 = 609
609/29 = 21
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