2010 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1
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Problem 1
Mary’s top book shelf holds five books with the following widths, in centimeters: ,
,
,
, and
. What is the average book width, in centimeters?
Solution
To find the average, we add up the widths ,
,
,
, and
, to get a total sum of
. Since there are
books, the average book width is
The answer is
.
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