document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=724118>Question 724118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mean of 15 scores is 82. If the mean of 7 of those scores is 78, what is the mean of the remaining 8 scores? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = mean of remaining 8 scores<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2878%29%2B8x%29%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2878%29%2B8x%29%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(78) + 8x = 15(82)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "546 + 8x = 1230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 1230 - 546<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 684<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 684/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 85.5 is the mean of the remaining 8 scores<BR>\n" );
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