SOLUTION: Ameya's average score for her first three psychology exams is 84. What must she get on the forth exam so that her average for the four exams is 85 or higher?
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Question 546324: Ameya's average score for her first three psychology exams is 84. What must she get on the forth exam so that her average for the four exams is 85 or higher?
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let
Her score for forth exam = x
Given
Average Score for 3 exams = 84
Total score for 3 exams = 84*3=252
Total exams = 4
Average = 85 (for four exams)
sum of quantities / number of quantities = Average
(252+x)/4= 85
252+x=85*4
252+x=340
x=340-252
x=88
She must score 88 to get an average of 85.
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