document.write( "Question 854671: if average of 9 subject is 60 , if average of first five subject is also 60 and average of last 5 subject is 55 then what is the fitft number?? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #514814 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+a+\" = the sum of the 1st 4 numbers
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = the 5th number
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = the sum of the last 4 numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+60+=+%28+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+%29+%2F+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+540+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+60+=+%28+a+%2B+b+%29+%2F+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+b+=+300+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+55+=+%28+b+%2B+c+%29+%2F+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+b+%2B+c+=+275+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+=+300+-+b+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+c+=+275+-+b+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) and (3) into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+300+-+b+%2B+b+%2B+275+-+b+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-b+%2B+575+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The 5th number is 35
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+=+300+-+b+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+=+300+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+=+265+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+c+=+275+-+b+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+c+=+275+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+c+=+240+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+60+=+%28+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+%29+%2F+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+60+=+%28+265+%2B+35+%2B+240+%29+%2F+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+60+=+540%2F9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+540+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK -you can check (2) and (3)
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