SOLUTION: brian has scored 37, 22, 30, and 18 points in his four basketball games so far. How many points does he need to score in his next game so that his average (mean) is 27 points per g

Question 1003870: brian has scored 37, 22, 30, and 18 points in his four basketball games so far. How many points does he need to score in his next game so that his average (mean) is 27 points per game ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
brian has scored 37, 22, 30, and 18 points in his four basketball games so far. How many points does he need to score in his next game so that his average (mean) is 27 points per game ?
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Equation:
(37+22+30+18+x)/5 = 27
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107+x = 135
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x = 28
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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