what is the arithmetic mean between -12 and 4?

Question

what is the arithmetic mean between -12 and 4?

Answer 1

Arithmetic mean means you need to find out the average, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of terms in the set.

In this case you have just 2 terms , so add those 2 values and then divide by 2 .

(-12+4)/2 = -8/2 = -4

Answer 2

The arithmetic mean is the same as the average:

(-12 + 4) / 2 = ?