SOLUTION: if the mean of 12 numbers id 15, then what is the sum of the numbers?

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Question 586049: if the mean of 12 numbers id 15, then what is the sum of the numbers?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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S/12 = 15

S = 15*12

S = 180

So the sum of the numbers is 180
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the mean of 12 numbers id 15, then what is the sum of the numbers?
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average = (sum of numbers)/(# of numbers)
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15 = sum/12
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sum = 12*15
sum 180
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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