document.write( "Question 358610: Your average (arithmetic mean) score on four exams is 82. If your professor drops the lowest exam score then your average will be 86. What was your lowest score? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #255934 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let the score be A,B,C,D in order.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2BB%2BC%2BD=328\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28B%2BC%2BD%29%2F3=86\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B%2BC%2BD=258\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28A%2BB%2BC%2BD%29-%28B%2BC%2BD%29=328-258\"$
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