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What is the mean of the following numbers?


x-3a,x-2a,x-a,x,x+a

User Sam Coles
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Answer:

x - a

Explanation:

The mean is calculated as

mean=
(sum)/(count)

=
(x-3a+x-2a+x-a+x+x+a)/(5)

=
(5x-5a)/(5)

=
(5(x-a))/(5)

= x - a

User Sarrah
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