document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116490>Question 1116490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the average ( arithmetic mean ) of a and –5 is 10, then a = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 25 <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The average of two numbers is halfway between the two numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given number, -5, is 15 less than the given average, 10; the other number has to be 15 more than the average.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other number is 10+15 = 25. </SPAN>\n" );
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