SOLUTION: A group of 50 total freshman and sophomores took a science test . The average score of the 35 freshmen was 85. The 15 sophomores scored an average of 75 . What was the average for

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Question 953288: A group of 50 total freshman and sophomores took a science test . The average score of the 35 freshmen was 85. The 15 sophomores scored an average of 75 . What was the average for all students who took the test
Answer by aYummyNoodle(10)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can multiply 35 by 85 to get the total score of all the freshmen:

We can multiply 15 by 75 to get the total score of all the sophomores:

We can add both totals together to get the total score for all 50 students:

Now we can divide 4100 by 50 to get the average for all 50 students:

So the average for all students who took the test is 82.

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