SOLUTION: My sons report card grades in reading have been 60, 75, and 82 for the year.....can you tell me the average for those grades? What will his grade have to be this semester (the last

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Question 957845: My sons report card grades in reading have been 60, 75, and 82 for the year.....can you tell me the average for those grades? What will his grade have to be this semester (the last semester) for him to pass reading for the year?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
My sons report card grades in reading have been 60, 75, and 82 for the year.....can you tell me the average for those grades? What will his grade have to be this semester (the last semester) for him to pass reading for the year?
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Add the numbers: 60+75+82 = 217
Divide by the number of scores to get the average::
Ans: 217/3 = 72 1/3 (his current average)
Needed to pass:: A score of 67 2/3 would give him an average of 70
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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