document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=858695>Question 858695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average of two numbers is 60. If 40 is one of the numbers and it is removed from the set, what is the value of the other number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because the average is 60, and the average is found by dividing the sum by the number of values,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B40%29%2F2=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B40%29%2F2=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To isolate x, multiply both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B40=120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B40=120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 40 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other number is 80 </SPAN>\n" );
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