Question

Howard Hughes, Professor Emeritus of Texas Wesleyan College, reportedly attended a record 490 theatrical shows. Write an expression to represent the average number of theater shows attended if he accumulated the record over “x” years. Use the expression to Xind the average number of shows Mr. Hughes attended per year if he went to the theater for 35years.

Answer 1

Hi there,

To find the average number, we would have to divide....

Meaning, 490 ÷ 35 = 14

x = 14 -or- 14x

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