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The Official Guide For GMAT® Quantitative Review, 2ND Edition

If x + y= 8z, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z, in terms of z ?

(A) 2z + 1
(B) 3z
(C) 5z
(D) z/3
(E) 3z/2

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If x + y= 8z, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z, in terms of z ?

(A) 2z + 1
(B) 3z
(C) 5z
(D) z/3
(E) 3z/2

The average of x, y and z equals to (x+y+z)/3 as x+y=8z then (x+y+)z/3=(8z+z)/3=9z/3=3z.

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19 Feb 2014, 01:48
Option B.
Average of x,y and z=>(x+y+z)/3
x+y=8z(given)
Replacing we get,9z/3=3z
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If x + y= 8z, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z, in terms of z ?

(A) 2z + 1
(B) 3z
(C) 5z
(D) z/3
(E) 3z/2

The average of x, y and z equals to (x+y+z)/3 as x+y=8z then (x+y+)z/3=(8z+z)/3=9z/3=3z.

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The Official Guide For GMAT® Quantitative Review, 2ND Edition

If x + y= 8z, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z, in terms of z ?

(A) 2z + 1
(B) 3z
(C) 5z
(D) z/3
(E) 3z/2

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Average of x,y,z is (x+y+z)/3=(8z+z)/3=3z
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12 Jan 2017, 14:29
Bunuel wrote:

If x + y= 8z, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z, in terms of z ?

(A) 2z + 1
(B) 3z
(C) 5z
(D) z/3
(E) 3z/2

AM of x, y, z = (x+y+z)/3 = (8z+z)/3 = 3z

Correct Option: B
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x+y=8z then (x+y+)z/3=(8z+z)/3=9z/3=3z.
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If x + y= 8z, then which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z, in terms of z ?

(A) 2z + 1
(B) 3z
(C) 5z
(D) z/3
(E) 3z/2

We need to determine the average of x, y, and z. In other words:

(x + y + z)/3 = ?

Since x + y = 8z, we can substitute 8z for x + y in our average formula and we have:

(8z + z)/3 = 9z/3 = 3z

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