Troy, Rico, and Mario each bought an item at the bookstore.
Troy bought a magazine for $4.99, Rico bought a pocket dictionary for $12.99, and Mario bought a package of notepads for $8.95.
What is the average amount that each boy spent?
To find the average amount spent, you need to add up the amounts spent by each boy and divide by the number of boys.
Total amount spent = $4.99 + $12.99 + $8.95 = $26.93
Average amount spent = $26.93 / 3 = $8.98
Each boy spent an average of $8.98.
To find the average amount that each boy spent, we need to calculate the total amount spent by all three boys and divide it by 3 (the number of boys).
Troy spent $4.99.
Rico spent $12.99.
Mario spent $8.95.
To find the total amount spent, we add the individual amounts spent:
Total amount spent = $4.99 + $12.99 + $8.95
Total amount spent = $26.93
Now, to find the average amount spent, we divide the total amount spent by 3:
Average amount spent = Total amount spent / Number of boys
Average amount spent = $26.93 / 3
Average amount spent ≈ $8.98
Therefore, the average amount that each boy spent is approximately $8.98.