SOLUTION: Three of four numbers have a sum of 22. If the average of the four numbers is 8, what is the fourth number?

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Question 677396: Three of four numbers have a sum of 22. If the average of the four numbers is 8, what is the fourth number?
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Three of four numbers have a sum of 22.
a + b + c = 22
:
If the average of the four numbers is 8,
= 8
Replace a + b + c with 22
= 8
multiply both sides by 4
22 + d = 32
d = 32 - 22
d = 10 is the fourth number?

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