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Question 6 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics A

The Wing Station wants the average price of the lunch meal deals to be $8. Lunch Meal Deal PricesItemPrice ($)Deluxe hamburger$9Reuben sandwich$7Chicken wings Chicken stir fry$9Cobb salad$6Make your own sandwich$10What does the price of the chicken wings need to be for this to happen?

Answer
A
$6
B
$7
C
$8
D
$9

Explanation

There are 6 lunch meal deals, so an average price of $8 means their total must be 6 × $8 = $48. The five prices shown add to $9 + $7 + $9 + $6 + $10 = $41. Therefore, the chicken wings must cost $48 − $41 = $7, which is choice B.

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