document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391076>Question 391076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is represented by 3x+5 and another is represented by 7x-3. What is the average of these numbers in terms of x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 10x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. (10x+8)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 5x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain your reasoning and/or show your work (I am really confused about this, so I need all the help I can get! Thanks!) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Just like taking the average of any two numbers.  Add them and divide by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to simplify the expression:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{(3x\ +\ 5)\ +\ (7x\ -\ 3)}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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