Given the set: {1,1,1, -5, x}, for what

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2022-03-27

Given the set: {1,1,1, -5, x}, for what x would the mean of the set be 1?

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German Ferguson

German Ferguson

Beginner2022-03-28Added 18 answers

By definition, the mean or average of a set of n data points is given by
x=1nI=1nxi
Therefore in this particular case we get :
1=15(1+1+15+x)
x=7

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