SOLUTION: Find the three arithmetic means between 21 and 13.

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Question 41931: Find the three arithmetic means between 21 and 13.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We subtract them and divide by four to find the common difference d. The intermediate means tells us there are four increments, thus we divide by four...so
21 - 13 = 8
8 / 4 = 2
Thus d = 2 and our missing means are
21, 19, 17, 15, 13