SOLUTION: Could someone please help me with this problem? The average of Becky Jo's first two tests was 90. The average of her next eight tests was 95. What was her overall average?

Question 574131: Could someone please help me with this problem?
The average of Becky Jo's first two tests was 90. The average of her next eight tests was 95. What was her overall average?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If her average in the 1st 2 tests was 90, then you
can say that she got 90 on each test ( even though
she probably didn't )
Likewise, you could say she got 95 on each of her next 8 tests
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The overall average is:
( sum of all her scores ) / ( number of tests she took )
Sum of scores was

Number of tests was

Her overall average was 94%

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