document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252239>Question 252239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume a &#8805; b &#8805; c &#8805; d If the mean of a , b , c and d, is 8 and the median  of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a , b , c and d, is 5 then a + d is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 6 b. 11 c. 22 d. 27 e Impossible to Determine </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the median is 5 means that (b + c) / 2 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that (b + c) = 10 assuming you multiply both sides of that equation by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the mean is 8 means that (a + b + c + d)/4 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting for (b + c) = 10, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a + 10 + d) / 4 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 4 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + d + 10 = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 10 from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + d = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer would be selection c (22).\r<BR>\n" );
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