SOLUTION: Eight students in a physics class of twenty students took the final exam and scored an average of 87. What is the average score for the remaining twelve students in the class if th

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Question 1076446: Eight students in a physics class of twenty students took the final exam and scored an average of 87. What is the average score for the remaining twelve students in the class if the average for the entire class was an 84?
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 students in a physics class with an average score of 87 equals 696 total points. The entire class of 20 averaged 84 for a total of 1680 pts. 1680-696 / 12= 82 pts. as the average of the other 12 students in the class. ☺☺☺☺
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