Problema Solution
A basketball game has four quarters. The length of a game is 32 minutes. You play the entire game except 4 1/2 minutes. Write and solve an equation to find the mean you play per quarter.
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(1/4)(32 - 4 1/2) = (1/4)*27.5 = 6.875 min
The mean per quarter is 6.875 min.