document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1172929>Question 1172929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Donella has scored 94 points in the last 6 basketball games. If she earns 2 more points per basket, how many baskets must she shoot in the next 6 games for her average points per game to be greater than 16?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "94 points in the last 6 games leaves her one 2-point basket short of an average of 16 points per game.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To attain an average of 16 points per game after 6 more games, she needs to....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) score 8 2-point baskets per game in each of those next 6 games (48 more 2-point baskets); and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) score one more 2-point basket to make up for what she is short over the previous 6 games.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So over the next 6 games she needs to score 48+1 = 49 more 2-point baskets to attain an average of EXACTLY 6 points per game.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So to attain an average of MORE THAN 16 points per game, she needs to score at least 50 more 2-points baskets in the next 6 games.<br><BR>\n" );
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