SOLUTION: Bob has scored 27, 24, and 19 points in his three basketball games so far. How many points does he need to score in his next game so that his average (mean) is 22 points per game?

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Question 756984: Bob has scored 27, 24, and 19 points in his three basketball games so far. How many points does he need to score in his next game so that his average (mean) is 22 points per game?
Found 2 solutions by dkppathak, Cromlix:
Answer by dkppathak(439) About Me  (Show Source):
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total score in 3 matches =27+24+19=70
let next score is x and matches will be 4
new total =70+x
average = total score/ number of matches
22=70+x/4 by cross multiplication
88=70+x
x=88-70
x=18
answer
x=18

Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For an average of 22 points per game
a total of 88 points would have to be scored.
The total so far is 70, so a further 18 points
must be scored to achieve the average of 22
points.
Hope this helps.
:-)