SOLUTION: Megan took 8 Spanish tests and has an average of exactly 95. Find the lowest score she could have scored on any one of the 8 tests.
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Question 551903: Megan took 8 Spanish tests and has an average of exactly 95. Find the lowest score she could have scored on any one of the 8 tests.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the scores is 95*8 = 760. The optimal case would be for Megan to get 100's on seven of the tests and blow the last test. If this is the case, the 100's would account for 700 points, leaving a score of 60 on her last test.
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