SOLUTION: Last semester, Shontal earned an average score of 90 points on math tests. So far this semester, her average score is 10% higher. What is the average of Shontal's scores this semes
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Question 1010169: Last semester, Shontal earned an average score of 90 points on math tests. So far this semester, her average score is 10% higher. What is the average of Shontal's scores this semester?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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10% higher means her average is 100% of last year+10%=110%.
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(1.10)(90)=99
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ANSWER: Her average this years is 99.
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