Question

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Lucas has played in 3 basketball games so far this season.
He scored 12 points in the first game, 8 points in the second game, and 6 points in the third game.
He would like his average points per game to be 10.
How many points will he need to score in the fourth game to make his average 10 points per game?
points

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

Let his points in the fourth game =x. Average is adding all the points divided in the 4games divided by no of games played. That is 12+8+6+x/4 =

we will have 26+x =40

x=14