document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=749364>Question 749364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello , could you please help me with this question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you , my name is John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Email  j.callaghan@xtra.co.nz\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In his first five maths tests this year John had an average score of 8. In his next two tests he<BR>\n" );
document.write( "scored 7 and 5 and after his eighth test his average was 7.5. What was his score in the eighth test?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the first 5 tests gave an average of 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the totals for the 5 tests were 40 (5 x 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If his next two tests scored 7 and 5 then his <BR>\n" );
document.write( "total now becomes 52 (40 + 7 + 5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His eighth test brought his average to 7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so his total of marks was 60 (8 x 7.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Taking 52 away from 60 = 8 his score for the eighth test.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps mate.<BR>\n" );
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