Question

The average of five consecutive odd number is

Answer 1

The average will be the third number, because the first and fifth, as well as the second and fourth, will average out to the third.

Answer 2

The average is the sum of the numbers divided by the number of numbers:

If the odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 the answer will be:

$\frac{1+3+5+7+9}{5}$
$\frac{25}{5}$
5 - 3rd number of the sequence.

The general answer (if using consecutive odd numbers) will always be the 3rd number of your sequence.


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