SOLUTION: The average of the three numbers is 88. Two of the numbers are 92 and 96. What is the third number?

Question 775618: The average of the three numbers is 88. Two of the numbers are 92 and 96. What is the third number?
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, sofiyac:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Average of three numbers is 88
The total of the three numbers = 88 * 3
= 264
The total of 92 + 96 = 188
264 - 188 = 76
Third number = 76
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Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the third number be x, then
(92+96+x)/3=88 multiply each side by 3
92+96+x=264
92+96+x=264
188+x=264 subtract 188 from each side
x=76
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