document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614891>Question 614891</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean of twelve consecutive numbers is 3, and when another number is being added the result is 5. What is the  thirteent number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "That means the total value of the 12 numbers is +36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when another number is being added the result is 5. What is the thirteenth number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = the value of the 13th number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2836%2Bx%29%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2836%2Bx%29%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + x = 5(13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 65 - 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 29 is the 13th number </SPAN>\n" );
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