Arnold calculated his mean score after three rounds of golf. he noticed that his score in the first round was 3 strokes below the mean and his score in the second round was 1 stroke below the mean if Arnold's mean score was 72 what was his score in the third round

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Harvey

7 September, 13:42

Arnold calculated his mean score after three rounds of golf. he noticed that his score in the first round was 3 strokes below the mean and his score in the second round was 1 stroke below the mean if Arnold's mean score was 72 what was his score in the third round

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Giovanna · Answer 1

Mean = 72

First round = 72-3 = 69

Second round = 72-1 = 71

Third round = 76

Explanation:

Total score = 72*3 = 216

69+71+x = 216

140+x = 216

x = 76