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to take sweepstakes for the largest pumpkin crop at the Riverside County Fair the average weight of Ethan's to pumpkins must be greater than 875 lb one of his pumpkins is 903 lb what is the least amount of pounds II pumpkin could weigh in order for Ethan to win the prize​

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Answer:847 pounds

Explanation:

Let
w be the weight of the second pumpkin.

Given that weight of first pumpkin is
903 pounds.

Since we need the weight of the second pumpkin to be minimum,the average weight of the two pumpkins must be just equal to the required weight to win.

Given that the required weight to win is
875 pounds.

So,
875=(w+903)/(2)


1750=w+903


w=847 pounds

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