Sue drove her car 253 miles in january, 277 miles in february, and 280 miles in march. if her average mileage for the four month

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spayn [35]

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Sue drove her car 253 miles in january, 277 miles in february, and 280 miles in march. if her average mileage for the four month

s from january to april is to be at least 284 miles, how many miles must she drive in april

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Ostrovityanka [42] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-24T18:58:51+03:00

X= miles driven in April

(253 + 277 + 280 + x)/4= 284
add in parentheses

(810 + x)/4= 284
multiply both sides by 4

810 + x= 1136
subtract 810 from both sides

x= 326 miles

ANSWER: She must drive 326 miles in April to average at least 284 miles January through April.

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