Question

the average height of the 5 person basketball team is 5.9. If 4 members of the team are all 5.8 how tall is the 5th player?

Answer 1

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The average height of 5 people is 5.9.

The total height is equal to:

$5.9 \times 5 = 29.5$

4 people are each 5.8. Their total height is equal to:

$5.8 \times 4 = 23.2$

Subtract the total height of 4 people with the total height of all 5 players:

$29.5 - 23.2 = 6.3$

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