SOLUTION: In a class in which the final course grade depends entirely on the average of four equally weighted 100-point tests, Mark has scored 76 , 94 , and 77 on the first three. What

Algebra.Com
Question 1201921: In a class in which the final course grade depends entirely on the average of four equally weighted 100-point tests, Mark has scored 76
, 94
, and 77
on the first three. What range of scores on the fourth test will give Mark a C for the semester (an average between 70
and 79
, inclusive)? Assume that all test scores have a non-negative value.

Answer by math_helper(2461)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Multiply by 4 and partly simplify middle term:

Subtract 247 from all three sides:

Mark needs to score in the range 33 to 69, inclusive, to obtain a C.
RELATED QUESTIONS

In a class in which the final course grade depends entirely on the average of four... (answered by jorel555)
In a class in which the final course grade depends entirely on the average of four... (answered by Boreal)
In a class in which the final course grade depends entirely on the average of four... (answered by josgarithmetic)
In a class in which the final course grade depends entirely on the average of four... (answered by greenestamps)
tom has a mean score of 65 on the first three tests in class. what is the highest grade... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
In your Economics I class there are four tests and a final exam, all of which count... (answered by solver91311)
A professor grades students on 4 tests, a term paper, and a final examination. Each test... (answered by Theo)
A student’s grade depends on her score on four equally-weighted exams. Her average on the (answered by Fombitz)
My grade depends on 4 equally weighted tests. If my average from the first three is 92,... (answered by hkwu)