document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=837760>Question 837760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean of a set of 10 numbers is 18. When you remove the smallest 3 of these numbers, the mean of the remaining numbers is 24. What is the sum of the smallest 3 numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " When you remove the smallest 3 of these numbers, the mean of the remaining numbers is 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What is the sum of the smallest 3 numbers?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = sum of the 3 smallest numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The mean of the 7 numbers is 24, so we can replace them with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(24) = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28168%2Bx%29%29%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28168%2Bx%29%29%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "168 + x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 180 - 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 the sum of the 3 smallest numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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