document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447317>Question 447317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To get a grade of B, a student must have a mean average of 80 of greater. Jim Condron has a mean average of 79 for 10 quizzes. He approaches his teacher and asks for a B, reasoning that he missed a B by only one point. What is wrong with Jim's reasoning? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=307957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It seems like the main flaw is that, if Jim obtains a B with a 79 average, then if there is someone with a 78 average that is aware of this, he will also ask the teacher for a B (since he is technically one point away from Jim's \"B\" grade). Then a student with a 77 average will ask for a B, and so on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is similar to saying that the statements \"1 is approximately 1.001,\" \"1.001 is approximately 1.002,\" ..., \"999.999 is approximately 1000\" imply that 1 is close to 1000. </SPAN>\n" );
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