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# A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of

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A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season. After scoring 28 points in the final game, their average was 34 points per game. How many games did the football team play?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
E. 12

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A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season. After scoring 28 points in the final game, their average was 34 points per game. How many games did the football team play?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
E. 12

35*n ---- sum of the points of the first n games
n+1 ---- total number of games

34 = (35*n + 28)/(n+1)
34n + 34 = 35n + 28
n = 34 - 28 = 6
n+1 =7

Hence option C is correct
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09 Mar 2017, 04:03
let the number of football matches before final match be n
total points = 35*n
total points after final match = 35*n +28 = 34*(n+1)
or 35n +28 = 34n+34 or n = 6
therefore total matches after final match = n +1 = 6 +1 =7.

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15 Mar 2017, 16:20
Bunuel wrote:
A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season. After scoring 28 points in the final game, their average was 34 points per game. How many games did the football team play?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
E. 12

We are given that a football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season, or 35n total points. We are also given that after scoring 28 points in the final game, the average was 34 points per game. Note that the total number of games played is n + 1. Thus:

(35n + 28)/(n + 1) = 34

35n + 28 = 34n + 34

n = 6

Since the team played a total of n + 1 games, the answer is 6 + 1 = 7.

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21 Aug 2018, 12:03
Bunuel wrote:
A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season. After scoring 28 points in the final game, their average was 34 points per game. How many games did the football team play?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
E. 12

$$35*n + 28 = 34 (n +1)$$

Or, $$35n + 28 = 34n + 34$$

So, $$n = 6$$

Thus, total no of games played in the tournament is 6 +1 = 7, Answer must be (C)
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30 Oct 2018, 19:38
Bunuel wrote:
A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season. After scoring 28 points in the final game, their average was 34 points per game. How many games did the football team play?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
E. 12

$$? = n + 1$$

Let´s use alligation:

$${1 \over {n + 1}} = {{35 - 34} \over {35 - 28}} = {1 \over 7}\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,? = n + 1 = 7$$

This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.

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