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Question 885770: The average of eight different numbers is 5. If 1 is added to the largest number, what is the resulting average of the eight numbers?
Answer by Milagros(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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8 x 5 = 40 + 1 (additional number added) = 41
41/8 = 5.125