Given a set {3,6,2,-5, x,-12}, for what x

Jazmyn Holden

Jazmyn Holden

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2022-03-25

Given a set {3,6,2,-5, x,-12}, for what x would the mean of the set be -10?

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allemelrypi0e

allemelrypi0e

Beginner2022-03-26Added 11 answers

Explanation:
The mean or average of a set {Xi} of data points is defined as
x=1ni=1nxi
So in this particular case, if the mean is -10, then
10=16(3+6+25+x12)
60=6+x
x=54

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