Given a set {-3, x,3,4,6,5, -3, 2}, for what x would the mean of the set be -1?
Explanation:
Given the set
{-3, x,3,4,6,5, -3, 2}
There are 8 values in this set
and the set has a total value of 14+x
If the mean is (-1) then the total value of the set must be
Therefore
14+x=-8