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Question 165582: Bernice has scored a total of 78 points in the past 6 basketball games. There are 2 games remaining and she wishes to average at least 16 points per game for the season. Write an inequality that describes this situation using p for the total points she must score in the next 2 games.
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total of points(p) divided by amount of games(a) gives one the game point avg.
so we are seeking the total of points needed to avg at least 16 in a total of 6+2 games.
p/a=gpa p/8=16 so p=16*8 which is 128. now we want an inequality which describes what must happen over the next 2 games for least 16 points per game avg . We must take 128 and subtract what has already been scored in the 1st 6 games and come up with 50 points being needed to be scored in the next 2 games in order to average at least 16 points per game. therefore p%3E=50 in order for that to become a reality.