Question

9. Will bought 3 college textbooks. One cost $32, one cost $45, and one cost $39. What is the average price of his books? Choose the statement that correctly calculates the average. A. $32 + $45 + $39 ÷ 3 B. ($32 + $45 + $39) ÷ 3 C. $32 ÷ 3 + $45 ÷ 3 + $39 D. 3 × $32 + $45 + $39

Answer 1

Average=total price/number of books

3 books
totl price=32+45+39=116
(32+45+39)/3
use parenthasees for pemdas


answer is B

Answer 2

B because you would want to add up all the prices and divide it by three but make sure you pick the one with parenthesis around the prices because if your following pemdas you would have to do 45/3 first