document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951848>Question 951848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean of six numbers is 24. Five of the numbers are 18, 30, 27, 25 and 29. What is the missing number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581304 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581304\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the mean of 6 numbers is 24, the sum of the numbers is 6(24)=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of the first five is 18+30+27+25+29=129 so the sixth number is 144-129=15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The missing number is 15. </SPAN>\n" );
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