A certain basketball team played seven games and scored an average of 50 points per game. If, in the team’s first five games, it scored 45, 39, 61, 50, and 43 points, what was the average (arithmetic mean) number of points scored over the last two games?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers:	A) 65	B) 81	C) 82	D) 56	E) Cannot be determined from the information given.
Avg points for total of 7 games = 50   So A+B+C+56+E+F+G/7=50   and A+B+C+56+E+F+G = 350   Given A+B+C+56+E = 238   So F+G = 112   So average (arithmetic mean) number of points scored over the last two games is  112/2= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 112/2</gadget>
<output>56</output>
56   Correct answer is 56) 56
<result>D</result>
A certain basketball team played seven games and scored an average of 50 points per game. If, in the team’s first five games, it scored 45, 39, 61, 50, and 43 points, what was the average (arithmetic mean) number of points scored over the last two games?