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Question 613993: The average of 10 numbers is 4. If one of the numbers is 6 but was mistaken by a students as 1, what average is he get?
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The average of 10 numbers is 4. If one of the numbers is 6 but was mistaken by a students as 1, what average is he get?
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Instead of the numbers adding up to 40, they add up to 5 less; 35
35%2F10 = 3.5