document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221123>Question 221123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the mean score of a class of 28 students was 74. The 18 male students in the class had a mean score of 66. What was the mean score for the 10 female students? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand how to find this answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Total of all the scores must have been 28*74= 2074<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total of all the men's scores must have been 18*66 = 1188 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That leaves 2074-1188 = 886 score points supplied by the girls.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So mean girl's score must have been 886/10 = 88.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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