2015 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 13
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How many subsets of two elements can be removed from the set so that the mean (average) of the remaining numbers is 6?
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Solutions
Solution 1
Since there will be elements after removal, and their mean is , we know their sum is . We also know that the sum of the set pre-removal is . Thus, the sum of the elements removed is . There are only subsets of elements that sum to : .
Solution 2
We can simply remove subsets of numbers while leaving only behind. The average of this one-number set is still , so the answer is .
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