document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=326192>Question 326192</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a, b, c represent three numbers where b = a + 3 and c = b + 6,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the result when the median of the three numbers is subtracted from the average of the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The smallest number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large a\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next larger number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b\ =\ a\ +\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The largest number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large c\ =\ b\ +\ 6\ =\ a\ +\ 3\ +\ 6\ =\ a\ +\ 9\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The median is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b\ =\ a\ +\ 3\"> by definition.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{a\ +\ b\ +\ c}{3}\ =\ \frac{a\ +\ a\ +\ 3\ +\ a\ +\ 9}{3}\ =\ \frac{3a\ +\ 12}{3}\ =\ a\ +\ 4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average minus the median is then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (a\ +\ 4)\ -\ (a\ +\ 3)\ =\ 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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