document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043140>Question 1043140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a,b, and c are three integers where b=a+5 and c=b-1, then what is the result when the average of the three numbers is subtracted from the median?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) -1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #658280 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=658280\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The numbers are a, b, c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After putting in the respective replacements, the numbers become \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a, a+5, a+4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In array format these numbers become\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a, a+4, a+5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The median is then a+4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average of the three numbers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2B%28a%2B4%29%2B%28a%2B5%29%29%2F3+=+%283a%2B9%29%2F3+=+a%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2B%28a%2B4%29%2B%28a%2B5%29%29%2F3+=+%283a%2B9%29%2F3+=+a%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the difference between the median and the average is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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