SOLUTION: If a,b, and c are three integers where b=a+5 and c=b-1, then what is the result when the average of the three numbers is subtracted from the median? A) 2 B) 1 C) 0 D) -1

Question 1043140: If a,b, and c are three integers where b=a+5 and c=b-1, then what is the result when the average of the three numbers is subtracted from the median?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 0
D) -1
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The numbers are a, b, c.
After putting in the respective replacements, the numbers become
a, a+5, a+4.
In array format these numbers become
a, a+4, a+5.
The median is then a+4.
The average of the three numbers is .
Therefore the difference between the median and the average is .
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