Question 975298: while riding her bike to the park and back home five times, Stacey timed herself at 60 min, 62 min, 55 min, ( the wind was helping), 58 min, and 63 min. she had set a goal of averaging 60 minutes for her rides. how many minutes will she need on her sixth ride to attain her goal?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! while riding her bike to the park and back home five times, Stacey timed herself at 60 min, 62 min, 55 min, ( the wind was helping), 58 min, and 63 min. she had set a goal of averaging 60 minutes for her rides. how many minutes will she need on her sixth ride to attain her goal?
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let x=travel time of her sixth ride
(60+62+55+58+63+x)/6=60
298+x=6*60=360
x=360-298=62
how many minutes will she need on her sixth ride? 62
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