Suppose that to make the golf team you need to score no more than 85 on average over 5games. If you scored 97, 76, 84, and 68 in your first 4 games, what is the highest score you can shoot in your 5th and final game and still make the team?
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97+76+84+68 + x <= 85*5
x <= 85*5 -(97+76+84+68)
To determine the highest score you can shoot in your 5th and final game while still making the golf team, you need to calculate your average score after all 5 games.
First, add up your scores from the first 4 games: 97 + 76 + 84 + 68 = 325.
To find out if you can still make the team, you need to calculate the maximum average score you can have and still remain below 85. Since you've played 4 games, you already have 4 scores to include in your average.
Let's assume the highest score you can shoot in your 5th game is X. In this case, you will have 5 scores to include in your average.
We need to set up an equation to solve for X.
(97 + 76 + 84 + 68 + X)/5 β€ 85
Simplifying the equation, we have:
325 + X β€ 85 * 5
325 + X β€ 425
X β€ 425 - 325
X β€ 100
Therefore, the highest score you can shoot in your 5th and final game and still make the team is 100 or lower.
(97+76+84+68+x)/5β€85
Solve for x where x is the score on the fitth game