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Problem
In the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth basketball games of the season, a player scored 
,
, 
, and 
points, respectively. Her points-per-game average was higher after nine games than it was after the first five games. If her average after ten games was greater than 
, what is the least number of points she could have scored in the tenth game?
Solution
The sum of the scores for games 
through 
is 
. The average in these four games is 
.
The total points in all ten games is greater than 
. Thus, it must be at least 
.
There are at least 
points in the other six games: games 
and game 
.
Games must have an average of less than 
. Thus we cannot put more than 
points in those five games.
Thus, the tenth game must have at least 
points, and the answer is 
.
See also
| 1997 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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