For a simpler example (Example A), try 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. For more of a challenge (Example B), try 232, 233, 234, 235, 236. For Example A, 15 x 5 = 75. For Example B, 236 x 5 = 1,180. For Example A, 75 - 10 = 65. For Example B, 1,180 - 10 = 1,170. For Example A, (11 x 5) + 10 = 55 + 10 = 65. For Example B, (232 x 5) + 10 = 1,160 + 10 = 1,170. As you can see, you end up with the same results. In Example A, 13 is the middle number, and 13 x 5 = 65. In Example B, 234 is the middle number, and 234 x 5 = 1,170. To do Example B in your head, remember that you can break it up: (200 x 5 = 1,000) + (30 x 5 = 150) + (4 x 5 = 20) = 1,000 + 150 + 20 = 1,170. Use x = (n x ((n + 1) / 2)) - ((a - 1) x (a / 2)), where x = the sum, n = the highest number, and a = the lowest number.  For Example A:  x = (15 x (16 / 2)) - (10 x 5.5) x = (15 x 8) - 55 x = 120 - 55 = 65   For Example B:  x = (236 x (237 / 2)) - (231 x 116) x = (236 x 118.5) - 26796 x = 27966 - 26796 = 1170
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One-sentence summary -- Pick any 5 consecutive numbers. Multiply the highest number by 5. Subtract 10 from your result to get the sum of the series. Use the lowest number instead by multiplying by 5 and adding 10. Compare your result to multiplying the middle number by 5. Use the formula to further confirm your result.


You’ll need to be able to share the movie’s audio during your Skype movie party, but Skype won’t be able to capture the sound if you just play it off of your computer. Instead, you’ll need to download a third-party audio software, like the free Virtual Audio Cable, then set it to be your default output or playback device. This will enable you and your friends to enjoy the movie’s visual and audio at the same time. You should also navigate to the Properties page of your new cable output device and set it as the device you’ll listen to. This will allow you to hear the movie as well. On Skype, go to your Movie Party group and click on the camera icon. This will start a video call with all of the contacts in your group. Wait until everyone is on Skype to proceed with watching the movie. To tell if your friends are online and ready to start the movie, look for a green dot next to their avatar under the Contacts list. You can also chat through your group conversation to make sure everyone’s ready to go. Once you’re on the call with your friends, put your movie in or bring it up on a streaming website like Netflix. Take your computer’s speed and strength into consideration when deciding how to play your movie! If your computer is older, it might not be able to handle streaming a movie and Skyping all at once. You can try a test call first to see how your computer works with both streaming and Skyping. If it’s glitchy, ask a friend to try streaming instead. In the lower right hand corner of your Skype window, click the button that shows 2 overlapping screens. This will share your screen with your other friends. Pull up your movie and hit play once everyone’s ready. Just like a real movie party, you can talk about the movie as it's playing, or pause the movie and just chat, either through Skype’s text chat or over the microphones, if you’re using a separate application. Use your movie party as a chance to talk and catch up.
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One-sentence summary -- Download an audio program and configure your computer to share audio over Skype. Call your Movie Party group. Load your DVD into the computer or pull up the movie online. Share your screen once you’re ready. Have fun and enjoy the show!


If you get bored and distracted easily when you are studying on your own, try working with a study group. You are all studying the same materials, so you all have a common goal. Look for people in your class that also might benefit from a group study session.  You want to make sure the people you choose are people you can get along with. You want the study session to be productive, not full of drama. Although you can socialize a little bit when you first meet up, make sure you don't waste a lot of time just talking. Try to get straight to studying as soon as you can. One of the benefits of studying in a group is that they can help you understand concepts you aren't sure about. If you have a question, ask one of your group members to help you understand. The whole group will benefit from the discussion. If you were alone and confused, you would be more likely to get bored because you couldn't engage with the material. Now, you can engage with the material and with each other in order to better understand the information. This can help those who fill uncomfortable asking questions in class. If you are too shy or embarrassed to ask your professor when you are in class, you can ask one of your group mates instead. This way, you avoid any uncomfortable situations and can get the help you need. A great way to learn tough material is to teach it to others. In your study group, assign each other sections of the information to reteach to the study group. This way, not only will you benefit from teaching it to others, you will also get to learn from your group mates and get a different take on the material. Plus, with so many people talking about different topics, it will be really hard to get bored while you study. Once you have studied in a group for a while, you can start quizzing each other on the information you have been learning. You can make flash cards or try a round robin approach, where each group member asks a question to the group and, once it gets answered fully, the next person gets to ask the question. This will help you stay engaged in the information because it isn't just you quizzing yourself. In situations like this, the others are there to help you see different angles and to help you come up with ways to remember the information. When you have a ton of people, you can create multi-player games to help you all learn the information. If you love a sport, make it into a study game. Find a board game you all like and turn it into a study session. Before you know it, you will all have the information memorized and you will not have to worry about boredom.  Play a basketball game like Horse. Every time any of you miss a question, you lose a letter. To gain a letter back, you have to get the question right without looking at the answers. This will get a little competition going and help you all learn the material. Take a board game like Trivial Pursuit and turn it into a study game. Assign a subject or facet of your subject to each color. For example, if you are studying history, you can break your questions down into categories based on centuries, decades, or large concepts you need to remember. Each time you land of a specific color, you have to answer a question about that topic.
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One-sentence summary -- Find a study group. Ask each other questions. Take turns leading discussion. Quiz each other. Make the information into a game.


The Firmness Control System is the large white box unit to which the hoses are attached. Unplug it from the wall and place the system and its remote securely into a packing box and surround with packing material. This prevents the system from being exposed to excess shock and vibration, which could damage the it. Make sure the box is also surrounded with packing material so the chambers do not get punctured or damaged. This could result in needing replacement chambers. Place the foam comfort pads and mattress cover into a double bag. This helps prevent the pads and mattress cover from becoming stained during transport.
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Unplug the bed’s Firmness Control System. Place the deflated air chambers into a box. Pack up the foam comfort pads and mattress cover.