document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26793>Question 26793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the mean and the median.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5,-2,3,7,12,15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help.  These negative numbers have completely lost me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the mean you need to add all the numbers together;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+(-2)+3+7+12+15=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+(-2)=-7+3=-4+7=3+12=15+15=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide them by the number of values;6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Median = middle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you have an even number of values, you add the middle 2 and divide the answer by 2;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+7=10/2=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mean = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "median =5<BR>\n" );
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