The Mean Of Three Numbers Is 37. If Two Numbers Are 34 And 32, What Is The Third Number?

The mean of three numbers is 37. if two numbers are 34 and 32, what is the third number?

Answer:

Computation:

The mean refers to the average.

Let x represent the third number.

$\frac{34+32+x}{3}=37\\(\frac{34+32+x}{\diagdown\!\!\!\!\!3}=37)3\\34+32+x=111\\x=111-34-32\\\boxed{x=45}$

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