Write and solve an equation to answer the question. How many people must attend the third show so that the average attendance per show is 3000?

Explanation:

We have 2580 people attend the first show and 2920 attend the second. So far, that's 2580+2920 = 5500 people. Add on another x people to get 5500+x, which represents the sum of all three days attendance figures. Divide this sum by 3 to get the average attendance

average attendance = (sum of individual attendance values)/(number of days)

average attendance = (5500+x)/3

So that's why (5500+x)/3 goes in the first box. The parenthesis are important to ensure that you divide all of "5500+x" over 3. If you just wrote 5500+x/3, then the computer would think you just want to divide x only over 3.

We set (5500+x)/3 equal to 3000 as we want the average of the three days to be 3000

(5500+x)/3 = 3000

5500+x = 3*3000

5500+x = 9000

x = 9000-5500

x = 3500

We need 3500 people to show up on day 3 so that the average of all three days is 3000.

3500 goes in the second box.

Check:

The figures for the three days are 2580, 2920, and 3500

They add to 2580+2920+3500 = 9000

Which divides to 9000/3 = 3000, which is the average we're after. So the answer is confirmed.

answer is 144

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