SOLUTION: Three of four numbers have a sum of 24. IF the average of the four numbers is 6, what is the fourth number?

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Question 1163127: Three of four numbers have a sum of 24. IF the average of the four numbers is 6, what is the fourth number?
Answer by ikleyn(52855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the average of the four numbers is  6,  hence,  their sum is  6*4 = 24.

The sum of some three numbers of these four numbers is  24  (given);  it implies that the fourth number is  24-24 = 0 (zero).         ANSWER


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