Question

The table shows the number of tickets sold for the fall play each day last week.

Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Tickets Sold
21
14
38
25
27
What was the average number of tickets sold per day?
tickets per day

Answer 1

The answer is 5. You can find this answer by adding all the numbers together, and dividing by how many numbers there are. This is also called the average. 21+14+38+25+27= 125
125/5=25 tickets sold per day on average

Answer 2

25

Explanation:

The average is the total number sold in all days divided by the number of days.

There are 5 days.

(21 + 14 + 38 + 25 + 27)/5 =

= 125/5

= 25