SOLUTION: Harry earned a mean score in his quizzes of 8.0. He misplaced one quiz. His other quizzes had scores of 6.5, 7, 10, 8.5, and 9. Which quiz score did he misplace? 1)7.5 2)4.0 3)7.

Question 295461: Harry earned a mean score in his quizzes of 8.0. He misplaced one quiz. His other quizzes had scores of 6.5, 7, 10, 8.5, and 9. Which quiz score did he misplace? 1)7.5 2)4.0 3)7.0 4)8.0
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, alicealc:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6.5+7+10+8.5+9+x = 8*6
x=7

Answer by alicealc(293) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the missing score = x

41 + x = 48
x = 48 - 41
x = 7 (the third answer)
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