Shahid spent five days hiking through the Grand Canyon. On Monday, he hiked 7.23 miles. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Shahid hiked 4.36 miles, 5.49 miles, 8.42 miles and 6.81 miles, respectively. What is the average number of miles Shahid hiked each day? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
A. 5.02 miles B. 6.81 miles
C. 6.46 miles D. 32.31 miles

Question

Shahid spent five days hiking through the Grand Canyon. On Monday, he hiked 7.23 miles. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Shahid hiked 4.36 miles, 5.49 miles, 8.42 miles and 6.81 miles, respectively. What is the average number of miles Shahid hiked each day? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
A. 5.02 miles   B. 6.81 miles 
C. 6.46 miles   D. 32.31 miles

lgbasallote · Answer

$$\frac{\text{total number of miles}}{\text{number of days}}$$

lgbasallote · Answer

total -> add all of them

lasttccasey · Answer

$$\frac{7.23+5.49 +8.42 +6.81+4.36}{5}=X$$

lasttccasey · Answer

Once you add all the distances, divide by the number of trips which is 5 so X = 6.462 or "C".