SOLUTION: If a, b, c represent three numbers where b = a + 3 and c = b + 6, what is the result when the median of the three numbers is subtracted from the average of the numbers?

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Question 326192: If a, b, c represent three numbers where b = a + 3 and c = b + 6,
what is the result when the median of the three numbers is subtracted from the average of the numbers?
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The smallest number is

The next larger number is

The largest number is

The median is by definition.

The average is:



The average minus the median is then:



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