document.write( "Question 782066:  An instructor has graded 33 exam papers submitted by students in a class of 34 students, and the average so far is 65. (The maximum possible score is 100.)\r
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document.write( "A) To raise the class average by 1 point, the score on the last paper has to be what?\r
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document.write( "B) To raise the class average by 2 points, the score on the last paper has to be what?
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #476308 by stanbon(75887)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! An instructor has graded 33 exam papers submitted by students in a class of 34 students, and the average so far is 65. (The maximum possible score is 100.) \n" ); document.write( "A) To raise the class average by 1 point, the score on the last paper has to be what? \n" ); document.write( "Sum of scores of the 33 graded papers:: 33*65 \n" ); document.write( "Score on the 34th paper:: x \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "(33*65+x)/34 = 66 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "33*65 + x = 34*66 \n" ); document.write( "x = 99 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "B) To raise the class average by 2 points, the score on the last paper has to be what? \n" ); document.write( "Equation:: \n" ); document.write( "33*65 + x = 34*67 \n" ); document.write( "x = 133 (which is impossible) \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |