SOLUTION: Bill has a current average of 83% across five assessment items, he wants to get the 85% overall and has one assessment item left. What score must he be get on the final exam to get

Question 1026270: Bill has a current average of 83% across five assessment items, he wants to get the 85% overall and has one assessment item left. What score must he be get on the final exam to get an average of 85%?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Bill has a current average of 83% across five assessment items, he wants to get the 85% overall and has one assessment item left. What score must he be get on the final exam to get an average of 85%?
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(5*83+x) = 6*85
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415 + x = 510
x = 95
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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