document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=552156>Question 552156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Harold calculated the mean of 5 numbers to be 68. Then he found that he made an error and had written 70 for one of the numbers when he should have written 80. What is the mean of the correct 5 numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = sum of the 5 numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5*68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then he found that he made an error and had written 70 for one of the numbers when he should have written 80.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This raises n by 10, 350 is the correct sum<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 70 is the correct mean\r<BR>\n" );
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