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What is the mean of the first 125 counting numbers? 

 Jan 17, 2015

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The first number is 1, the last number is 125; their sum is 126, and their mean is 63.

The second number is 2, the second last number is 124; their sum is 126, and their mean is 63.

Etc.

The middle number is 63.

What you are looking at is a sequence of 63s; therefore, their mean is 63.

 Jan 17, 2015
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The first number is 1, the last number is 125; their sum is 126, and their mean is 63.

The second number is 2, the second last number is 124; their sum is 126, and their mean is 63.

Etc.

The middle number is 63.

What you are looking at is a sequence of 63s; therefore, their mean is 63.

geno3141 Jan 17, 2015

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