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" );
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document.write( "We know the average of 8 tests is 85. his is a total of 680 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the highest score = H and the lowest score = H - 24.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 tests + 2 dropped tests = 10 tests. SO, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "680 + 2H - 24 = 840.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for H, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2H = 840  - 680 +24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2H = 184<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H-24 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HIs highest grade was 92. </SPAN>\n" );
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