Question

Write and solve an equation to answer the question. How many people must attend the third show so that the average attendance per show is 3000?

Answer 1

Answers:

• First box = (5500+x)/3
• Second box = 3500

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Explanation:

We have 2580 people attend the first show and 2920 attend the second. So far, that's 2580+2920 = 5500 people. Add on another x people to get 5500+x, which represents the sum of all three days attendance figures. Divide this sum by 3 to get the average attendance

average attendance = (sum of individual attendance values)/(number of days)

average attendance = (5500+x)/3

So that's why (5500+x)/3 goes in the first box. The parenthesis are important to ensure that you divide all of "5500+x" over 3. If you just wrote 5500+x/3, then the computer would think you just want to divide x only over 3.

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We set (5500+x)/3 equal to 3000 as we want the average of the three days to be 3000

(5500+x)/3 = 3000

5500+x = 3*3000

5500+x = 9000

x = 9000-5500

x = 3500

We need 3500 people to show up on day 3 so that the average of all three days is 3000.

3500 goes in the second box.

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Check:

The figures for the three days are 2580, 2920, and 3500

They add to 2580+2920+3500 = 9000

Which divides to 9000/3 = 3000, which is the average we're after. So the answer is confirmed.

Answer 2

Answer:

3250

Step-by-step explanation:

so for the first and 2nd show, the attendance is 2580 and 2920.

The average of both these numbers is 2750

the if the third show had 3000 people, the average attendance would only be 2875.

We need the average number to be 3000.

2750 is 250 less than 3000, so the other number must be 250 more.

3250 is how many people should go to the last show.