Question

Goran has scored 38, 27, 23, 19, and 26 points in his five basketball games so far. How many points does he need to score in his next game so that his average (mean) is 27 points per game?

Answer 1

29

Explanation:

The mean is calculated as

mean =
`(sum)/(count)`

let x be the score required to give a mean of 27 in the 6 games

`(38+27+23+19+26+x)/(6)` = 27 ( multiply both sides by 6 )

133 + x = 162 ( subtract 133 from both sides )

x = 29

He requires to score 29 points

Answer 2

29

Explanation:

(38+27+23+19+26+X)/6=27

133 + X = 162

X = 29