A consumer group surveyed the prices for cotton,extra-long twin bed sheet sets in five different department stores and reported the average price as $16.We visited four of the five stores and found the prices to be $12,$15,$17,and $22.Assuming that the consumer group is correct,what is the price of the item at the store that we did not visit?
A)$10
B)$14
C)$15
D)$17

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The average price of the sheet sets in the five stores is $16, so the total price for all five stores is 5 * $16 = $80. The sum of the prices in the four stores visited is $12 + $15 + $17 + $22 = $66. Therefore, the price at the store not visited is $80 - $66 = $14.

A Consumer Group Surveyed the Prices for Cotton,extra-Long Twin Bed