80. Column A   Column B   The average ... ...

 
80. Column A   Column B
  The average of 2x – 5, 4x + 6, and 5 – 6x   The average of –1, 3, 4, and 10

(A) Column A is larger
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Nova Math - Problem Set G: Quantitative Comparisons

 
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Posted: 10/31/2013 16:28
Could you please clarify how you get rid of the x to end up with 6/3? Thank you!
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Posted: 10/31/2013 19:14
Hi Lynda,

We just added up all the x's:

2x + 4x - 6x = 6x - 6x = 0

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