A football player scores 4 goals in his fifth match thus increasing his average goals score by 0.2. The total number of goals in his 5 matches would be Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10
E) 16
While this question can be solved with a rather straight-forward algebra approach (as the other posters have noted), it can also be solved by TESTing THE ANSWERS. One of those numbers MUST be the total number of goals...   From a tactical standpoint, it's best to TEST either Answer B or Answer D, so if the answer is not correct, then you would have a gauge for whether you should gohigherorlowerwith your next TEST.   Here, I'll start with Answer E = 16 goals   If....   Total goals = 16 goals   5th game = 4 goals   1st 4 games = 12 goals   Avg. for 1st 4 games = 12/4= 
<gadget id="calculator">12/4</gadget>
<output>3</output>
3 goal/game   Avg. for all 5 games= 6/5 = 3.2 goals/game   This is an 16XACT MATCH for what we're told in the prompt, so Answer 16 MUST be the answer.
<result>E</result>
A football player scores 4 goals in his fifth match thus increasing his average goals score by 0.2. The total number of goals in his 5 matches would be