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Adding all of the numbers gives us | ==Problem 12== | ||
What number should be removed from the list | |||
<cmath>1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11</cmath> | |||
so that the average of the remaining numbers is <math>6.1</math>? | |||
<math>\text{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 8</math> | |||
==Solution 1== | |||
Adding all of the numbers gives us <math>\frac{11\cdot12}{2}=66</math> as the current total. Since there are <math>11</math> numbers, the current average is <math>\frac{66}{11}=6</math>. We need to take away a number from the total and then divide the result by <math>10</math> because there will only be <math>10</math> numbers left to give an average of <math>6.1</math>. Setting up the equation: | |||
<math>\frac{66-x}{10}=6.1</math> | |||
<math>66 - x = 61</math> | |||
<math>x = 5</math> | |||
Thus, the answer is <math>\boxed{B}</math> | |||
==Solution 2== | |||
Similar to the first solution, the current total is <math>66</math>. Since there are <math>11</math> numbers on the list, taking <math>1</math> number away will leave <math>10</math> numbers. If those <math>10</math> numbers have an average of <math>6.1</math>, then those <math>10</math> numbers must have a sum of <math>10 \times 6.1 = 61</math>. Thus, the number that was removed must be <math>66 - 61 = 5</math>, and the answer is <math>\boxed{B}</math>. | |||
==See Also== | |||
{{AJHSME box|year=1996|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | |||
* [[AJHSME]] | |||
* [[AJHSME Problems and Solutions]] | |||
* [[Mathematics competition resources]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 4 July 2013
Problem 12
What number should be removed from the list
![\[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/9/9/3997f2316718e3ba0050cf5098486f6f7799080d.png)
so that the average of the remaining numbers is 
?
Solution 1
Adding all of the numbers gives us 
as the current total. Since there are 
numbers, the current average is 
. We need to take away a number from the total and then divide the result by 
because there will only be numbers left to give an average of . Setting up the equation:
Thus, the answer is 
Solution 2
Similar to the first solution, the current total is 
. Since there are numbers on the list, taking 
number away will leave numbers. If those numbers have an average of , then those numbers must have a sum of 
. Thus, the number that was removed must be 
, and the answer is .
See Also
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