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OCR Foundation · Paper 1 · May 2025 · Q11 · calculator

Find the Missing Number from the Mean

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Three numbers: 8  15  10
A fourth number is added.
The mean of the four numbers is 13.
Work out the fourth number.
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Three numbers: 6  9  12 A fourth number is added. The mean of the four numbers is 10. Work out the fourth number.

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Total = 4 × 10 = 40. The fourth number = 40 − 27 = 13.

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