Question

Brenda had bowling scores of 92, 110, 85, 78, and 96. She completed the steps below to determine the score she needs in her next game to have a mean, or average, bowling score of 96.

Step 1: Find the total points needed to score in six games: 96 times 6 = 576.

Step 2: Find the total points scored: 92 + 110 + 85 + 78 = 365.

Step 3: Subtract the total points scored from the total points needed: 576 minus 365 = 211.

Step 4: State the answer: Brenda needs to score 211 in her next game.


Where did Brenda make her first mistake?

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

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Answer 1

Step 2

Explanation:

She did not add all of the scores. She missed the score of 98 that she had gotten.