2008 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8

Problem

Candy sales from the Boosters Club from January through April are shown. What were the average sales per month in dollars?

draw((0,0)--(36,0)--(36,24)--(0,24)--cycle);
draw((0,4)--(36,4));
draw((0,8)--(36,8));
draw((0,12)--(36,12));
draw((0,16)--(36,16));
draw((0,20)--(36,20));
fill((4,0)--(8,0)--(8,20)--(4,20)--cycle, black);
fill((12,0)--(16,0)--(16,12)--(12,12)--cycle, black);
fill((20,0)--(24,0)--(24,8)--(20,8)--cycle, black);
fill((28,0)--(32,0)--(32,24)--(28,24)--cycle, black);
label("$120", (0,24), W);
label("$80", (0,16), W);
label("$40", (0,8), W);
label("Jan", (6,0), S);
label("Feb", (14,0), S);
label("Mar", (22,0), S);
label("Apr", (30, 0), S);
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Solution

There are a total of dollars of sales spread through months, for an average of .

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