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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 9 years ago

Algebra two word problem????

Please help its urgent i need to present and understand this problem today.

Five people are asked to think of one negative integer. If the average of these integers is -21 , what is the least possible value of one of the integers?

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  • 9 years ago
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    -21 * 5 = -105

    so the integers chosen by the 5 people would have to add up to -105

    now, -1 is the highest value negative integer someone can choose.

    so if 4 of the people chose -1, then the last person needs to choose -101 so that it all adds up to -105

    this means that -101 is the least possible value for one of the integers.

    so if 4 people choose -1 and the last person chooses -101, the average will be -21

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    the answer is 5, someone picks 5,20,21,22, and 37, then the average is 21

    37+5=42 42/2= 21

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