document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203589>Question 1203589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the arithmetic mean between -2 and 58? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The arithmetic mean between two numbers is the number halfway between them.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between -2 and 58 is 58-(-2) = 60; half of that difference is 30.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The arithmetic mean between -2 and 58 is -2+30 = 28, or 58-30 = 28.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 28<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The response from the other tutor correctly says how to find the answer; but the calculations he shows do not what he says.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the arithmetic mean between two numbers, you can add the two numbers and divide by 2.  For this problem, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2%2B58%29%2F2=56%2F2=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2%2B58%29%2F2=56%2F2=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 28<br><BR>\n" );
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