The average of numbers is . What is their sum?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 124

  1. Step 1: Recall the mathematical relationship between the average, count, and sum of a dataset: .
  2. Step 2: Rearrange the definition to express the total sum: .
  3. Step 3: Substitute and : .
Answer
124.
Why not the others: The alternative numerical choices (35, 120, 155) stem from misinterpreting algebraic constraints, applying wrong arithmetic operations, or calculation slips.

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