Question

Kerry participated in a fundraiser for the Children's Wish Foundation yesterday. She sold 115 pins for $3 each, 214 ribbons for $4 each, 85 coffee mugs for $7 each, and 347 baseball hats for $9 each. Calculate the average amount Kerry raised per item.

Answer 1

$6.46

Explanation:

The average per item is the quotient of the total raised and the number of items. The total raised is the sum of the products from multiplying the number of items at a given price by that price.

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A weighted average is computed easily using a spreadsheet or calculator.

Here, the average amount per item is computed by a calculator to be ...

$6.46 per item, average