Problema Solution

While riding her bike to the ocean and back home 5 times, Kimberly timed herself at 53min, 48min, 56min, 54min, and 45min. She had set a goal of averaging 53 minutes for her rides. How many minutes will she need to spend on her sixth ride to attain her goal?

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' denotes her time for her 6th ride.

Then the average for the 5 rides is:

(53 + 48 + 56 + 54 + 45 + x)/6 = 53

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x = 62 min

She needs to spend 62 minutes of the sixth ride to attain her goal.