document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465040>Question 465040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a word problem and would like to know the steps to the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The mean of five numbers is 6. If one of the five numbers is removed, the mean becomes 7. What is the value of the number that was removed?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far this is what I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*x/5=6*5=30/5=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I really don't know the steps to take to get this answer. Can you please help? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the mean of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> numbers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \mu\">, then the sum of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> numbers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\cdot\mu\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next you have the mean of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\ -\ 1\"> numbers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \mu_1\">, hence the sum of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\ -\ 1\"> numbers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (n\ -\ 1)\mu_1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference in the two sums is the number removed.  So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (5\,\cdot\,6)\ -\ (4\,\cdot\,7)\"> is the value you seek -- given correctly performed arithmetic.\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" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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