SOLUTION: The mean of 1,2,x,11,y,14 is 8 and the median is 9

Question 1150778: The mean of 1,2,x,11,y,14 is 8 and the median is 9

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The mean of 1,2,x,11,y,14 is 8...

"mean" means average:

[1]

... and the median is 9

The median is "the one in the middle". With 6 numbers, the median is the average of the 3rd and 4th:

[2]

Solve the pair of equations [1] and [2] using basic algebra....

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