Given the set: {2, -1, -3, x, -3,

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2022-03-24

Given the set: {2, -1, -3, x, -3, 2}, for what x would the mean of the set be 3?

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Marquis Ibarra

Marquis Ibarra

Beginner2022-03-25Added 9 answers

The mean of the set is the sum of its elements divided by the number of elements it contains. Thus we have the equation
mean =2+(1)+(3)+x+(3)+(2)6=3
x36=3
x3=18
x=21

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