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Re: If the average(arithmetic mean) of 18 consecutive [#permalink]
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There are altogether \(18\) numbers.
Let us assume the first number is \(x\) this leaves us with 17 numbers.
Since the numbers are consecutively odd such as 3,5,7 or 11,13,15.
Notice that for odd numbers there is a gap of 2 between successive numbers hence each number after the first will be 2 more than the previous number.
Hence the numbers will be such as x,x+2,x+2+2,x+2+2+2....
therefore if the first number is x the last number or the 18th number will be \(17*2 + x\)
since each number in the sequence are equally spaced the mean will be the avg of the first and last number.
which is \(\frac{x+x+38}{2} = \frac{2(x+17)}{2} = [m]x+17\)[/m]
From question \(x+17 = 534\)
therefore, \(x = 517\)


Is it (x+x+38)/2 or (x+x+34)/2 ?
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Re: If the average(arithmetic mean) of 18 consecutive [#permalink]
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amorphous wrote:
There are altogether \(18\) numbers.
Let us assume the first number is \(x\) this leaves us with 17 numbers.
Since the numbers are consecutively odd such as 3,5,7 or 11,13,15.
Notice that for odd numbers there is a gap of 2 between successive numbers hence each number after the first will be 2 more than the previous number.
Hence the numbers will be such as x,x+2,x+2+2,x+2+2+2....
therefore if the first number is x the last number or the 18th number will be \(17*2 + x\)
since each number in the sequence are equally spaced the mean will be the avg of the first and last number.
which is \(\frac{x+x+38}{2} = \frac{2(x+17)}{2} = [m]x+17\)[/m]
From question \(x+17 = 534\)
therefore, \(x = 517\)


Is it (x+x+38)/2 or (x+x+34)/2 ?


Thanks for checking. It is (x+x+34)/2
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Re: If the average(arithmetic mean) of 18 consecutive [#permalink]
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n be the first term
Last term => \(n+17*2=> n+34\)

Now as the series will be in Arithmetic progression
Mean = Average of the first and the last term
Hence 534 =\(\frac{n+n+34}{2}=> n+17\)
Hence n+17=534=> n=517

Hence A
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Given that the average(arithmetic mean) of 18 consecutive odd integers is 534 and we need to find the least of these integers

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    ‣‣‣ In Case of consecutive number with even number of term, Mean = Mean of Middle two terms

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Let the middle two terms are 2x-1 and 2x+1

=> Mean = mean of middle two terms = \(\frac{2x-1 + 2x+1}{2}\)= \(\frac{4x}{2}\) = 2x = 534

As there are 18 terms so the middle two terms will be \(9^{th}\) and \(10^{th}\) term
=> \(9^{th}\) term = 2x-1 = 534-1 = 533

First term or the lest term will be \(9^{th}\) term - 2*8 = 533 - 16 = 517

So, Answer will be A.
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Re: If the average(arithmetic mean) of 18 consecutive [#permalink]
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quickest way is that - you can see if its 18 ODD consecutive integers so if 534 is the average
then- the 9th and 10th integers are 533 and 535

now simply count backwards to 517
therefore A
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Re: If the average(arithmetic mean) of 18 consecutive [#permalink]
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There are altogether \(18\) numbers.
Let us assume the first number is \(x\) this leaves us with 17 numbers.
Since the numbers are consecutively odd such as 3,5,7 or 11,13,15.
Notice that for odd numbers there is a gap of 2 between successive numbers hence each number after the first will be 2 more than the previous number.
Hence the numbers will be such as x,x+2,x+2+2,x+2+2+2....
therefore if the first number is x the last number or the 18th number will be \(17*2 + x\)
since each number in the sequence are equally spaced the mean will be the avg of the first and last number.
which is \(\frac{x+x+38}{2} = \frac{2(x+17)}{2} = [m]x+17\)[/m]
From question \(x+17 = 534\)
therefore, \(x = 517\)



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Since the average of 18 consecutive odd integers is 534, the average of the middle two integers is also 534. Therefore, the middle two integers are 533 and 535. There will be 8 odd integers less than 533 (and 8 more greater than 535). So the smallest of these integers is 533 - 8(2) = 533 - 16 = 517.

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If the smallest of these integers is x, then the largest of these integers will be x + 34. Since consecutive odd integers form an evenly spaced set of integers, the average is equal to the average of the smallest and the largest integers; thus:

(x + x + 34)/2 = 534

2x + 32 = 1068

2x = 1034

x = 517

Answer: A
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Let n be the first term
Last term => \(n+17*2=> n+34\)

Now as the series will be in AP.
Mean = Average of the first and the last term
Hence 534 =\(\frac{n+n+34}{2}=> n+17\)
Hence n+17=534=> n=517

Hence A
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