In bowling, a handicap is determined by subtracting your bowling average from 180 and then finding 80% of this difference. Freddie bowls games of 178, 156, 149, 155, 172 and 180. Freddie's handicap is__________. I came up with 12. Could you check if this is correct please? Thanks you so much!!!

I get 15.

no is right 12

Thanks, KokkoDeRas. I forgot to take 80% of the average.

To calculate Freddie's handicap in bowling, we need to follow the steps you mentioned.

First, we find the difference between Freddie's bowling average and 180. Freddie's average is calculated by summing up his scores and dividing by the number of games (6 in this case):

(178 + 156 + 149 + 155 + 172 + 180) / 6 = 990 / 6 = 165

Difference = 180 - 165 = 15

Next, we take 80% of the difference:

80% of 15 = 0.8 * 15 = 12

So, based on the given information and calculations, Freddie's handicap is indeed 12. Well done!