SOLUTION: The average of six daily high temperatures is 58˚ Fahrenheit. If two of the temperatures were 48˚ and 32˚, what was the average of the other four temperatures?

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Question 328344: The average of six daily high temperatures is 58˚ Fahrenheit. If two of the temperatures were 48˚ and 32˚, what was the average of the other four temperatures?

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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the average of 6 high temperatures = 58
the sum of these temperatures = 6 * 58= 348
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the sum of temperatures on other two days = 48+32=80
348-80 = sum of temperatures on the other 4 days.
=268
Average for 4 days = 268/4
=47 deg