Jacob has golf scores of 120, 112, 130, 128, and 124. he wants to have a mean, or average, golf score of 118. what score does he need in his next golf game to achieve this mean score?

94 needed in next golf game

Average golf score = summation of the golf scores / number of items or golf scores

where:

total score = 120+112+130+128+124+x

number of items = 6

average score = 118

substituting the requirements:

x = 94

Jacob will need a golf score of 94 to achieve the average of 118