Will bought 3 college textbooks. One cost $32, one cost $45, and one cost $39. What is the average price of his books? Choose th

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Will bought 3 college textbooks. One cost $32, one cost $45, and one cost $39. What is the average price of his books? Choose th

e statement that correctly calculates the average.
A. $32 + $45 + $39 ÷ 3
B. ($32 + $45 + $39) ÷ 3
C. 3 × $32 + $45 + $39
D. $32 ÷ 3 + $45 ÷ 3 + $39

Mathematics

2 answers:

valkas [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-07T16:08:00+03:00

The statement that correctly calculates the average price of Will's books is

B. ($32 + $45 + $39) ÷ 3

This is because the average or mean, is found by adding all of the numbers together and then dividing the sum by the amount of numbers you added together (in this case 3.)

andriy [413] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-07T17:15:24+03:00

andriy [413]3 years ago

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B) ($32 + $45 + $39) ÷ 3

i took the pennfoster test and it was correct :))