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The average (arithmetic mean) of five consecutive numbers is 48. What is the average of the three smallest of these numbers?

A. 45
B. 45.5
C. 46
D. 46.5
E. 47
\(n + (n+1) + (n+2) + (n+3) + (n+4) = 240\)

Or, \(5n + 10 = 240\)

So, \(5n = 230\)

Or, \(n = 46\)

Thus, average of the three smallest of these numbers is \(\frac{46 + 47 + 48}{3} = 47\)

Answer will be (E) 47
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The average (arithmetic mean) of five consecutive numbers is 48. What is the average of the three smallest of these numbers?

A. 45
B. 45.5
C. 46
D. 46.5
E. 47

In any evenly-spaced set, such as this one, the average (arithmetic mean) and the median are always equal. Since the average of the 5 consecutive numbers is 48, the median, which is the 3rd number, is also 48.

Thus, the first 3 numbers must be 46, 47, and 48, so the average of those numbers, which is equal to the middle number, is 47.

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