SOLUTION: 25 students average 91 marks in a mathematics test. If Ashley removed her score, the average marks of the remaining students would be 92. What was Ashley's score in the mathematic

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Question 739098: 25 students average 91 marks in a mathematics test. If Ashley removed her score, the average marks of the remaining students would be 92. What was Ashley's score in the mathematics test?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
25 students average 91 marks in a mathematics test.
If Ashley removed her score, the average marks of the remaining students would be 92.
What was Ashley's score in the mathematics test?
:
a = Ashley's score
:
= 92
2275 - a = 24(92)
-a = 2208 - 2275
-a = -67
a = 67 was Ashley's score

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