SOLUTION: Keiko has scored 28,20 ,19 , and 22 points in her four basketball games so far. How many points does she need to score in her next game so that her average (mean) is 23 points per

Question 767292: Keiko has scored 28,20 ,19 , and 22 points in her four basketball games so far. How many points does she need to score in her next game so that her average (mean) is 23 points per game?

Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The average is the sum of all the points scored in all games played divided by the number of games played. This problem has a twist since it gives you the average. No problem though, just apply the equation for finding the average and solve for the points scored in the last game.
Let x be the points needed in the last game to average 23. You can then write the following:

Now, solve for x:

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