document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246318>Question 246318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If your average is a 88 what's the lowest grade you can make on a test to keep your average a b? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179918 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=179918\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you assume a B average is 80, and if the weighting for all the tests is equal and you are only talking about 2 tests, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 88)/2 = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 2 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 88 = 160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 88 from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 160-88 = 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lowest score you can get is 72 to keep an 80 average.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72 + 88 = 160/2 = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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