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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

The median of the set of numbers 12, 38, 45, , 14 is five less than the mean. If is a negative integer, what is the value of ?
Solution
Since is negative, the median of the set is 14. Therefore, the mean of the set is , and its sum is . Since 12, 38, 45, and 14 sum to 109, the remaining integer must be .
Final answer
-14