There are seven cats in my neighborhood, with an average of $41$ whiskers each. if one of the cats has $17$ whiskers, how many whiskers does each of the other cats have on average?

Each of the other cats have 45 whiskers on average.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the average number of whisker of each cat.

We have been given that there are 7 cats in my neighborhood, with an average of 41 whiskers each.

The total number of whiskers of six cats would be .

Since one of the cats has 17 whiskers, so the total number of whiskers of 7 cats would be

We will use average formula to solve our given problem.

Upon substituting our given values, we will get:

Let us solve for x.

Switch sides:

Therefore, the each of the other cats have 45 whiskers on average.

step-by-step explanation:

hans did not square the 40-unit side; he merely multiplied it by 2.   incorrect.