SOLUTION: Sylvia's average score in seven subjects are 80,82,79,89,70 and the Sixth mark is two-thirds the seventh mark. Find the least mark for the sixth subject.

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Question 1169430: Sylvia's average score in seven subjects are 80,82,79,89,70 and the Sixth mark is two-thirds the seventh mark. Find the least mark for the sixth subject.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20066)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since zero is two-thirds of zero, and zero is the least possible mark, the
sixth and seventh marks are both zero. So, to answer the question, the least
mark for the sixth subject is zero.

Edwin

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