The mean of seven numbers is 96. If an eighth number is added, the mean becomes 112. Find the eighth number.

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2012 Subject: General Mathematics

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The mean of seven numbers is 96. If an eighth number is added, the mean becomes 112. Find the eighth number.
Answer Details
The mean of seven numbers is the sum of all seven numbers divided by 7. If the mean is 96, then the sum of the seven numbers is 96 * 7 = 672. When an eighth number is added, the mean becomes 112, which means that the sum of all eight numbers is 112 * 8 = 896. To find the eighth number, we can subtract the sum of the first seven numbers from the sum of all eight numbers: Eighth number = 896 - 672 = 224. So, the eighth number is 224.

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