document.write( "Question 644499: The day of a quiz, only Michelle was absent. The average grade of the other students was 85. When Michelle took a make-up quiz her grade was a 30 which lowered the class average to 80. How many students are in the class? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #405066 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (30+85n)/(n+1) = 80\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30+85n = 80(n+1)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30+85n = 80n+80\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "85n-80n = 80-30\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5n = 50\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 50/5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 10\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So there are 10+1 = 11 students in the class.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "If you need more help, email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, please consider visiting my website: http://www.freewebs.com/jimthompson5910/home.html and making a donation. Thank you\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jim \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " |