document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956840>Question 956840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm in grade seven math and currently we are learning about algebra... I mostly understand the concept until we started with means. For example the teacher gave us a question with 5 negative and positive numbers and a x... He told us that x is the mean of those 5 numbers but he wants us to figure it out using an algebraic equation. I am stumped on how to do this because how are we to find x if we do not have both sides of the question and how are we to create a equation if we do not know what x is...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you very much if you answer this question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Anna   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584579 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=584579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x= the mean of the five numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the five numbers be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B3%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B3%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B4%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B4%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%5B5%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%5B5%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The mean is the same thing as the average: you add the numbers and then divide by the number of numbers you added. So we will add these five numbers and divide by 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28n%5B1%5D%2Bn%5B2%5D%2Bn%5B3%5D%2Bn%5B4%5D%2Bn%5B5%5D%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28n%5B1%5D%2Bn%5B2%5D%2Bn%5B3%5D%2Bn%5B4%5D%2Bn%5B5%5D%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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