The mean of 16, 18, x, 24 and 27 is 18. Find x?
Answers
Answered by
1
Answer:
Mean=Sum of numbers/Total numbers
18=16+18+x+24+27/5
18=85+x/5
90=85+x
x=90-85
x=5
Answered by
1
Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
Mean = Sum of the terms / no. of terms
∴ Mean = (16 +18 + x + 24 + 27) / 5 = 18
∴ (16 + 18 + x + 24 + 27) / 5= 18
∴ (x + 85) / 5 = 18
∴ x + 85 = 18 x 5
∴ x + 85 = 90
∴ x = 90 - 85
∴ x = 5
Similar questions