Marx clothing store is selling a lot of items. On monday 495 items were sold. on tuesday 450 items were sold. on friday 593 items were sold. Marx's misplace the totals for wed and thurs but the average over the five days was 494 items per day. What could have been the total for wed and thurs.
(495+450+593+2x)/5=494
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To find the total for Wednesday and Thursday, we can start by calculating the total items sold from Monday to Friday, excluding Wednesday and Thursday. Let's call the total items sold on Wednesday (W) and Thursday (T).
Total items sold from Monday to Friday = 495 (Monday) + 450 (Tuesday) + W (Wednesday) + T (Thursday) + 593 (Friday)
We know that the average over the five days was 494 items per day. So, the total items sold from Monday to Friday can also be expressed as:
Total items sold from Monday to Friday = 5 (average items per day)
Setting up the equation:
495 + 450 + W + T + 593 = 5 * 494
To solve the equation, we combine like terms:
495 + 450 + W + T + 593 = 2470
1048 + W + T = 2470
Now we can subtract 1048 from both sides:
W + T = 2470 - 1048
W + T = 1422
Therefore, the total items for Wednesday and Thursday combined would be 1422. However, we cannot determine how many items were sold on Wednesday or Thursday individually because the data provided does not specify the individual totals for those days.