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prealgebra intermediate
Problem
The arithmetic mean of nine numbers is 54. If two numbers and are added to the list, the mean of the eleven-member list becomes 66. What is the mean of and ?
Solution
The original nine numbers, with mean 54, must have a sum of . After including and , we have eleven numbers now, and their sum must be . Since the only new numbers in this sum are and , . So, the mean of and is .
Final answer
120