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− | We are given that <cmath> | + | We are given that <cmath>b=\frac{a+a+1+a+2+a+3+a+4}{5}</cmath> |
− | b | + | <cmath>\implies b =a+2</cmath> |
We are asked to find the average of the 5 consecutive integers starting from <math>b</math> in terms of <math>a</math>. By substitution, this is <cmath>\frac{a+2+a+3+a+4+a+5+a+6}5=a+4</cmath> | We are asked to find the average of the 5 consecutive integers starting from <math>b</math> in terms of <math>a</math>. By substitution, this is <cmath>\frac{a+2+a+3+a+4+a+5+a+6}5=a+4</cmath> |
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- The following problem is from both the 2014 AMC 12A #9 and 2014 AMC 10A #10, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
Five positive consecutive integers starting with have average . What is the average of consecutive integers that start with ?
$\textbf{(A)}\ a+3\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ a+4\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ a+5\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ a+6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ a+7$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution 1
Let . Our list is with an average of . Our next set starting with is . Our average is .
Therefore, we notice that which means that the answer is .
Solution 2
We are given that
We are asked to find the average of the 5 consecutive integers starting from in terms of . By substitution, this is
Thus, the answer is
See Also
2014 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 9 |
Followed by Problem 11 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2014 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 8 |
Followed by Problem 10 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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