My question is: A classroom of 15 students turned in essays on Friday morning. The first 5 students each turned in essays with 2 pages. The next 5 students each turned in essays with 3 pages. The last 5 students each turned in essays with 1 page. What is the average page count per essay for the 15 students? Your thoughts:
The first 5 students turned in a total of 2 * 5 = 10 pages. The next 5 students turned in a total of 3 * 5 = 15 pages. The last 5 students turned in a total of 1 * 5 = 5 pages. In total there are 30 pages turned in by the students. For the 15 students, the average page count per essay is 30 / 15 = 2 pages. The final answer: 2.