document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38102>Question 38102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So I would think that the average of4,2,-3,6,5,-3,-2,0,-1,-4,3 would be .636363 but the tester said it is 1.18 no ClUE! I came up with an answer of 1.18 by adding only the negative numbers and dividing by the whole total of numbers! but WHY! and is that the way it is supposed to be done. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23650 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=23650\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4+2+6+5+0+3=20 & -3-3-2-1-4=-13 or 20-13=7 the total value from the 11 numbers is 7 thus the average is 7/11 or .636363\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this the correct answer if these are the 11 numbers and you were asked to find the average of all numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "however if you were asked to find the average of the negative numbers that would be -13/11 or -1.181818 </SPAN>\n" );
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