The table shows the American League batting champions for the years 1999–2003. The sum of these five batting averages is 1.754. Write and solve an equation to determine the batting average x for Bill Mueller, the 2003 batting champion.
1999 Nomar Garciaparra Boston
.357
2000 Nomar Garciaparra Boston
.372
2001 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle
.350
2002 Manny Ramirez Boston
.349
2003 Bill Mueller Boston
x
A. .357 + .372 + .350 + .349 + x = 1.754; .326
B. .357 + .372 + .350 + .349 + x = 1.754; .316
C. x + 1.754 = .357 + .372 + .350 + .349; .326
D. 1.718 – x = .357

Question

The table shows the American League batting champions for the years 1999–2003. The sum of these five batting averages is 1.754. Write and solve an equation to determine the batting average x for Bill Mueller, the 2003 batting champion.
1999 	Nomar Garciaparra 	Boston 	
.357
2000 	Nomar Garciaparra 	Boston 	
.372
2001 	Ichiro Suzuki 	Seattle 	
.350
2002 	Manny Ramirez 	Boston 	
.349
2003 	Bill Mueller 	Boston 	
x
	A. .357 + .372 + .350 + .349 + x = 1.754; .326 	
	B. .357 + .372 + .350 + .349 + x = 1.754; .316 	
	C. x + 1.754 = .357 + .372 + .350 + .349; .326 	
	D. 1.718 – x = .357

anonymous · Answer

A.

It can be rewritten as 1.754 - 0.357 - 0.372 - 0.35 - 0.349 = x

Solving that gives 0.326