SOLUTION: The average of 5 numbers is 48.The average of the first 3 numbers is 30. The forth number is 20 more then the fifth number. What is the fourth number.

Question 460393: The average of 5 numbers is 48.The average of the first 3 numbers is 30. The forth number is 20 more then the fifth number. What is the fourth number.
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The average of 5 numbers is 48.The average of the first 3 numbers is 30.
The fourth number is 20 more then the fifth number.
What is the fourth number.
:
"The average of 5 numbers is 48"
= 48
a + b + c + d + e = 5(48)
a + b + c + d + e = 240
:
"The average of the first 3 numbers is 30."
= 30
a + b + c = 90
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"The fourth number is 20 more then the fifth number."
d = (e+20)
e = (d-20)
:
In the 1st equation replace a+b+c with 90, replace e with (d-20)
90 + d + (d-20) = 240
2d = 240 - 70
2d = 170
d =
d = 85 is the 4th number

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