Question 1182693: Hi
The average of 6 numbers is 8 . If 2 is subtracted from 3 of the numbers what is the new average.
Thanks
Answer by greenestamps(13216)   (Show Source):
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The average of 6 numbers is 8. That means their sum is 8*6=48.
If 2 is subtracted from 3 of the numbers, the total subtracted is 6, so the sum of the 6 numbers is now 48-6 = 42.
That makes the new average 42/6 = 7.
ANSWER: 7
OR...
A total of 6 is subtracted from the 6 numbers, so the average goes down by 6/6=1.
Since the current average is 8, the new average would be 8-1=7.
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