Given the set: {1,13, -7, 8,x, -2, -9,

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2022-03-24

Given the set: {1,13, -7, 8,x, -2, -9, 2}, for what x would the mean of the set be 0?

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a=1ni=1nai (the mean of a set of n data points)
0=18i=18ai
x972+1+2+8+138=0
Multiply both sides by 8
8×x972+1+2+8+138=8×(0)
x+6=0
Add -6 to both sides
x+6-6=0-6
x=6

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