2011 AMC 12A Problem 4

Problem 4 of 25EasierProbability & Statistics Arithmetic

At an elementary school, the students in third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade run an average of

12,

15,

and

10

minutes per day, respectively. There are twice as many third graders as fourth graders, and twice as many fourth graders as fifth graders. What is the average number of minutes run per day by these students?

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Take the grade sizes in the ratio

4 : 2 : 1

for third, fourth, and fifth grades. The weighted average is

\begin{aligned} \dfrac{4\cdot12+2\cdot15+10}{7} \\ = \dfrac{48+30+10}{7} \\ = \dfrac{88}{7}. \end{aligned}

Thus, the correct answer is C.

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