document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257427>Question 257427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After ten tests, Bryan’s average test grade was 84. His teacher decided to drop each student’s lowest and highest test grade. This brought Bryan’s average up to 85. If his lowest test score (of the original 10 tests) was 24 points lower than his highest test, what was his highest test grade? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=189384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total of his 10 tests <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*84=840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total of the 8 tests<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*85=680<BR>\n" );
document.write( "difference of the two totals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "840-680=160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "high -lowest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h-l=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "high +lowest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h+l=160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=68\r<BR>\n" );
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