document.write( "Question 141660: Your math teacher says you have an 86.5% test average after 8 tests. You will be taking 4 more tests and hope to raise your overall test average to 90%. What do you need to average on the next 4 tests in order to reach that goal? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #103215 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (8*86.5+4x)/12=90 \n" ); document.write( "(692+4x)/12=90 \n" ); document.write( "692+4x=12*90 \n" ); document.write( "4x=-692+1080 \n" ); document.write( "4x=388 \n" ); document.write( "x=388/2 \n" ); document.write( "x=97 is the required average for the remaining 4 test scores. \n" ); document.write( " |