SOLUTION: The mean of twelve consecutive numbers is 3, and when another number is being added the result is 5. What is the thirteent number?

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Question 614891: The mean of twelve consecutive numbers is 3, and when another number is being added the result is 5. What is the thirteent number?
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The mean of twelve consecutive numbers is 3,
That means the total value of the 12 numbers is +36
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when another number is being added the result is 5. What is the thirteenth number?
let x = the value of the 13th number
:
%2836%2Bx%29%2F13 = 5
36 + x = 5(13)
x = 65 - 36
x = 29 is the 13th number