document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981259>Question 981259</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basketball team scored 60 points in the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first game and 50 in the second game. How<BR>\n" );
document.write( "many points did the team score in the third<BR>\n" );
document.write( "game if their mean score for the 3 games<BR>\n" );
document.write( "was 51 points? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The mean score is the average.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=score in third game:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Average=(score 1st game + score 2nd game +x)/3 Multiply each side by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)(Average)=(score 1st game + score 2nd game +x) Put in values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)(51)=60+50+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "153=110+x Subtract 110 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43=x ANSWER: They scored 43 points in the third game.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Average is 51:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51=(60+50+43)/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51=153/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51=51 </SPAN>\n" );
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