document.write( "Question 200311: A student has earned scores of 87, 81, and 88 on the first 3 of 4 tests. If the student wants an average (arithmetic mean) of exactly 87, what score must she earn on the fourth test? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #150582 by RAY100(1637)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 87 + 81 + 88 +x = total score = 256 +x \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "avg score = 87 = (256+x) / 4 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "256 +x = 348 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "x= 92 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Check,,,( 87+81+88+92 ) /4 = 87 \n" ); document.write( " |