Joshua tracks the points he scores in 10 basketball games. In two games Joshua scored 8 points each, in one game he scored 3 points, in two games he scored 7 points each, in four games he scored 1 point in each game and in the last game Joshua scored 5 points. What is the average number of points Joshua scores rounded to one decimal place?
Answer:
The average number of points Joshua scores is
4.2
Step-by-step explanation:
In two games Joshua scored 8 points each.
In one game he scored 3 points.
In two games he scored 7 points each.
In four games he scored 1 point in each game.
and in the last game Joshua scored 5 points.
from the above information we get the following data set
8 8 3 7 7 1 1 1 1 5
in order to find the average number of points Joshua scores,we need to find the mean of above data sets
= (8+8+3+7+7+1+1+1+1+5)/10
= 42/10
= 4.2
Hence, the average number of points Joshua scores is 4.2
Answer:
The average number of points Joshua scored rounded to one decimal place is 4.2.