The mean of ten positive numbers is 16. When another number is added, the mean becomes 18. Find the eleventh number

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2021 Subject: General Mathematics

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The mean of ten positive numbers is 16. When another number is added, the mean becomes 18. Find the eleventh number
Answer Details
The mean of ten positive numbers is the sum of all ten numbers divided by ten. So if the mean of the ten numbers is 16, then the sum of all ten numbers must be 160 (16 x 10). When an eleventh number is added, the mean becomes 18, so the sum of all eleven numbers must be 198 (18 x 11). We can find the eleventh number by subtracting the sum of the first ten numbers from the sum of all eleven numbers: 198 (sum of all eleven numbers) - 160 (sum of first ten numbers) = 38 So the eleventh number is 38.

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