document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787754>Question 787754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Grace's average bowling score over the past 6 games is 150. If she wants to raise her average score by 10%, and she has two games left in the season, what must her average score on the last two games be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478329 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=478329\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Increasing her average score of 150 by 10% means the new average score = 1.1*150 = 165.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the first 6 games her total is 150*6 = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total for the first 6 games plus the total for the final 2 divided by 8 will equal her new average:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "165 = (900 + S)8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1320 - 900 = S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So she must average 210 for the final two games<BR>\n" );
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