SOLUTION: the mean of ten pisitive numbers is 16 when another number is added it changes to 18 find the number with solutions

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Question 991646: the mean of ten pisitive numbers is 16 when another number is added it changes to 18 find the number with solutions
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the mean of ten positive numbers is 16 when another number is added it changes to 18
find the number with solutions
let n = another number
%28n+%2B+10%2816%29%29%2F11 = 18
multiply both side by 11, distribute the 10
n + 160 = 11 * 18
n = 198 - 160
n = 38 is the number