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?
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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.