The mean of the numbers $6, y, 7, x, 14$ is $8$ . Express $y$ in terms of $x$

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The mean of the $5$ numbers $6, y, 7, x, 14$ is $8$ .
$M e a n = \frac{n u m b e r o f o b s e r v a t i o n s}{t o t a l o b s e r v a t i o n s}$
$8 = \frac{6 + y + 7 + x + 14}{5}$
$40 = 27 + y + x$
$y + x = 13$
$y = 13 - x$

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The mean of the numbers 6,y,7,x,14 is 8. Express y in terms of x

The mean of the 5 numbers 6,y,7,x,14 is 8.Mean=numberofobservationstotalobservations8=6+y+7+x+14540=27+y+xy+x=13y=13−x

The mean of the numbers $6, y, 7, x, 14$ is $8$ . Express $y$ in terms of $x$

The mean of the $5$ numbers $6, y, 7, x, 14$ is $8$ .
$M e a n = \frac{n u m b e r o f o b s e r v a t i o n s}{t o t a l o b s e r v a t i o n s}$
$8 = \frac{6 + y + 7 + x + 14}{5}$
$40 = 27 + y + x$
$y + x = 13$
$y = 13 - x$