document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088664>Question 1088664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean of 20 observations in an experiment is 4. If the observed largest value is 23, Find the mean of the remaining observations. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the observed largest value is 23, Find the mean of the remaining observations.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = the average of the remaining 19 observatons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "19a + 23 = 4 * 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19a = 80 - 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19a = 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 57/19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3 is the mean of the remaining observatons   </SPAN>\n" );
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