jessicajohnson
jessicajohnson jessicajohnson
  • 17-08-2016
  • Mathematics
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If the mean of x and 4x is 10, the x = ?

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JellyfishLove
JellyfishLove JellyfishLove
  • 17-08-2016
Divide the 10 by 4, which makes the x be 2.5. You can check it by multiplying 4 by 2.5, which will give you 10.
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dalendrk
dalendrk dalendrk
  • 17-08-2016
[tex]\dfrac{x+4x}{2}=10\\\\\dfrac{5x}{2}=10\ \ \ \ |multiply\ both\ sides\ by\ 2\\\\5x=20\ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 5\\\\\boxed{x=4}[/tex]
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