SOLUTION: A class of 25 students took a math test. Ten students had an average of 88. The other students had an average of 76. What is the average of the whole class?

Question 945837: A class of 25 students took a math test. Ten students had an average of 88. The other students had an average of 76. What is the average of the whole class?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
group of ten, total score:
t = 88*10
t = 880
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other group, size:
s = 25 - 10
s = 15
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other group, total score:
f = 76*15
f = 1140
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whole class average:
a = (t + f)/25
a = (880 + 1140)/25
(880 + 1140)/25
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