Question

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The 26 students in Mr. Welch’s class read a total of 65 books last month. The 24 students in Ms. Goldwasser’s class read a total of 66 books. On average, how many more books did each student in Ms. Goldwasser’s class read than each student in Mr. Welch’s class? Explain. ( Remember on average. )

Answer 1

0.25

Explanation:

Average means
`(total \: number)/(number \: \: of \: \: individuals)`

According to the formula, each student in Mr. Goldwasser's class read

`(66)/(24) = 2.75`

books on average, and each student in Mr. Welch's class read

`(65)/(26) = 2.5`

books on average.

Therefore, the answer will be

`2.75 - 2.5 = 0.25`