SOLUTION: Here are the scores of 5 different basketball games 10, 14, 8, 18, and 11, how many points must the team score in the next game to achieve an average of 13 points per game?

Question 922585: Here are the scores of 5 different basketball games 10, 14, 8, 18, and 11, how many points must the team score in the next game to achieve an average of 13 points per game?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = score on 6th game

We have these 6 scores: 10, 14, 8, 18, 11, x

Add them up: (10+14+8+18+11+x)

Divide by 6: (10+14+8+18+11+x)/6

Set that quotient equal to 13, the average we want: (10+14+8+18+11+x)/6 = 13

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Now solve for x

(10+14+8+18+11+x)/6 = 13

10+14+8+18+11+x = 13*6

10+14+8+18+11+x = 78

61+x = 78

x = 78-61

x = 17

The team must score 17 points to average 13 points per game (over the 6 games played).
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