The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?
(A) 4%
(B) 5%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) Cannot be determined by the information provided.
The OA is A.
I can't understand why the correct answer is A. It shouldn't be D? Experts, can you clarify this for me?
The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers. . .
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Hello M7MBA.
The mean of 25 consecutive positive integers is: $$M=\frac{a_1+a_2+.\ .\ .\ +\ a_{25}}{25}.$$
The total is: $$T=a_1+a_2+.\ .\ .\ +\ a_{25}.$$
So, the mean can be write as follows:
$$M=\frac{1}{25}\cdot T=\frac{4}{100}\cdot T=4\%\cdot T.$$
So, the mean is the 4% of the total.
So, the correct answer is A.
I hope this can help you.
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The mean of 25 consecutive positive integers is: $$M=\frac{a_1+a_2+.\ .\ .\ +\ a_{25}}{25}.$$
The total is: $$T=a_1+a_2+.\ .\ .\ +\ a_{25}.$$
So, the mean can be write as follows:
$$M=\frac{1}{25}\cdot T=\frac{4}{100}\cdot T=4\%\cdot T.$$
So, the mean is the 4% of the total.
So, the correct answer is A.
I hope this can help you.
Feel free to ask me again if you have any doubt.
Regards.
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----------ASIDE----------------------M7MBA wrote:The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?
(A) 4%
(B) 5%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) Cannot be determined by the information provided.
There's a nice rule that says, "In a set where the numbers are equally spaced, the mean will equal the median."
For example, in each of the following sets, the mean and median are equal:
{7, 9, 11, 13, 15}
{-1, 4, 9, 14}
{3, 4, 5, 6}
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For this question, let x = first value
So, x+1 = second value
x+2 = third value
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x+24 = last value
This means x+12 is the median AND the mode
Since x+12 = the mean of the 25 numbers, we can conclude that (25)(x+12 ) = the SUM of the 25 numbers
The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?
We must convert (x+12)/(25)(x+12) to a PERCENT
(x+12)/(25)(x+12) = 1/25
= 4/100
= 4%
Answer: A
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The question stem asks for the following value:M7MBA wrote:The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?
(A) 4%
(B) 5%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) Cannot be determined by the information provided.
(mean)/(sum) * 100.
For any evenly spaced set:
Sum = (count)(mean).
Here, there are 25 consecutive integers, implying a count of 25.
Case 1: mean = 20
In this case:
sum = (count)(mean) = (25)(20) = 500.
(mean/sum) * 100 = (20/500) * 100 = 4%.
Case 2: mean = 40
In this case:
sum = (count)(mean) = (25)(40) = 1000.
(mean/sum) * 100 = (40/1000) * 100 = 4%.
In each case, the mean is 4% of the sum.
The correct answer is A.
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Recall that the sum of n positive consecutive integers (let's denote it by S) is equal to the mean of the n integers (let's denote it by m) times the number of integers (i.e., n). In other words, S = m x n. Therefore, the sum of 25 positive consecutive integers is S = m x 25. That is,M7MBA wrote:The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?
(A) 4%
(B) 5%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) Cannot be determined by the information provided.
The OA is A.
I can't understand why the correct answer is A. It shouldn't be D? Experts, can you clarify this for me?
m = S/25 = 4S/100 = (4/100)S
We see that the mean of 25 positive integers is 4% of their sum.
Answer: A
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