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Problem
Candy sales from the Boosters Club from January through April are shown. What were the average sales per month in dollars?
![[asy] draw((0,0)--(36,0)--(36,24)--(0,24)--cycle); draw((0,4)--(36,4)); draw((0,8)--(36,8)); draw((0,12)--(36,12)); draw((0,16)--(36,16)); draw((0,20)--(36,20)); fill((4,0)--(8,0)--(8,20)--(4,20)--cycle, black); fill((12,0)--(16,0)--(16,12)--(12,12)--cycle, black); fill((20,0)--(24,0)--(24,8)--(20,8)--cycle, black); fill((28,0)--(32,0)--(32,24)--(28,24)--cycle, black); label("$120", (0,24), W); label("$80", (0,16), W); label("$40", (0,8), W); label("Jan", (6,0), S); label("Feb", (14,0), S); label("Mar", (22,0), S); label("Apr", (30,0), S); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/8/3/7833d1c265ea4e848ac19e6fa5ae48a10ce9e85d.png)
Solution
There are a total of 
dollars of sales spread through 
months, for an average of 
.
See Also
| 2008 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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