document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972137>Question 972137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the mean of a set of six numbers is 2 and the mean of another set of ten numbers is m. if the mean of the combined set of sixteen number is 7, find the value of m. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "total of first must be 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total of the combined 16 must be 16*7, or 112.  If we subtract the total from the first, we get 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the 10 numbers must have a mean of 10, a total of 100. </SPAN>\n" );
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