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The arithmetic mean of the monthly salaries of two people is $4382. One person earns $3388 per month. What is the monthly salary of the other person?

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we know that the mean of the salaries of 2 people = 4382

one person earns 3388 per month

so the arithmetic mean, the average is 4382

lets say x= salary person 1 3388 is salary of person 2

(x+3388)=4382*2

x=(8764-3388)

x=5376

the salary of person 1 is 5376 dollars per month

we check:

if we add 5376+3388=8764

8764/2=4382

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