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The average weight of the top 5 fish caught at a fishing tournament was 12.3 pounds. Some of the weights of the fish are shown in the table.

What was the weight of the heaviest fish?

The average weight of the top 5 fish caught at a fishing tournament was 12.3 pounds-example-1

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Answer:

14.6

Explanation:

It is given that,

The average weight of the top 5 fish caught at a fishing tournament was 12.3 pounds. From the attached figure, the weight of 5 fish are given. We need to find the weight of Wayne S. fish.

Average = sum of terms/no of terms

Let the weight of Wayne S. is x. So,

Here the sum of terms is x+12.8+12.6+11.8+9.7 and the number of terms is 5.


12.3=(x+12.8+12.6+11.8+9.7)/(5)\\\\61.5=x+12.8+12.6+11.8+9.7\\\\61.5=x+46.9\\\\x=14.6

So, the weight of the heaviest fish is 14.6.

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