SOLUTION: Five swimmers are entered in a competition. Four of the swimmers already completed their turns in the competition. Their times are 9.8 seconds, 9.75 seconds, 9.79 seconds, and 9.

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Question 1127991: Five swimmers are entered in a competition. Four of the swimmers already completed
their turns in the competition. Their times are 9.8 seconds, 9.75 seconds, 9.79 seconds,
and 9.81 seconds. What time must the last swimmer get so their average time is 9.8
seconds?

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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%289.8+%2B+9.75+%2B+9.79+%2B+9.81+%2B+x%29%2F5 = 9.8   seconds.


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