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<u>correct answer</u> is:
350 ml.
Explanation<span>:
Let x be the amount in the fifth container.
The mean is found by adding all of the amounts together and dividing by the number of containers (in this problem, 5). We know that the total from the other 4 containers is 2750; add this to x, our unknown number. Then we divide by 5 to arrive at our answer of 620.
Algebraically,
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To solve, multiply both sides by 5:
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Subtract 2750 from both sides:
2750+x-2750=3100-2750
x=350.
There are 350 ml in the fifth container.</span></span>
They both have an answer that is bigger than the numbers being added or multiplied together <span />
The <span>Pythagorean theorem</span> is what is most useful here, and a calculator; for the following...
Imagine forming a triangle by creating that last leg between the starting position and the ending position; the length of that side will be our missing variable "y".
600<span>² + 800</span>²= y<span>²
The sum of the two (600</span><span>² & 800</span>²) must then be square rooted to find the length
y² = 1,000,000 and the square root of y<span>²= 1,000 (YOUR ANSWER) "y"</span>
Bla bla bla your answer is x=4.95