Question

The Clearbrook Wildcats basketball team scored an average of 77 points in four games. In the first three games, the team scored 70, 76, and 82 points. How many points did they score in their last game?

1) 70
2) 76
3) 77
4) 80

Answer 1

The Clearbrook Wildcats scored 80 points in their last game. The 40th percentile of points scored being eight means 40% of players scored eight or fewer points per game.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Clearbrook Wildcats basketball team scored an average of 77 points in four games. To find out how many points the team scored in their last game, we can set up an equation using the scores from the first three games and the average.

The sum of the points scored in the first three games is:

70 (first game) + 76 (second game) + 82 (third game) = 228 points.

Given that the average for four games is 77 points, the total points scored over four games would be:

77 points/game × 4 games = 308 points.

To find the points scored in the fourth game, subtract the sum of the first three games from the total points:

308 (total points) - 228 (sum of first three games) = 80 points.

Therefore, in the last game, the Clearbrook Wildcats scored 80 points.

Regarding the 40th percentile for points scored per player in a game being eight points, this means that 40% of the players in that season scored eight points or fewer in a game.