Question

Mya scored the following points in four basketball games: 16, 24, 32, and 22. To be a future WNBA #1 pick, like the NY Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu from the University of Oregon, Mya wants to score an average of more than 25 points per game after her fifth game. What is the least amount of points Mya must score to meet her goal?

Answer 1

The least amount of points Mya must score to meet her goal is 31.

Explanation:

The average of a data set is the a single, distinct value that represents the entire data.

The formula to compute average is:

`\bar X=(1)/(n)\sum X`

It is provided that Mya's scores in 4 basket ball games were,

S = {16, 24, 32 and 22}

Mya wants to score an average of more than 25 points per game after her fifth game.

Let the score of her fifth game be denoted by a.

The average of all the score must be more than or equal to 25 points.

Compute the value of a as follows:

`\bar X\geq 25\\`

`(1)/(5)* [16+24+32+22+a]\geq 25`

`94+a\geq 125\\`

`a\geq 125-94\\a\geq 31`

Thus, the least amount of points Mya must score to meet her goal is 31.