document.write( "Question 963267: I am having trouble with the following question: Vanessa's avergae for five mathematics test was 86. The median score was 87 and the mode was 80. What was the highest score she could have received on any test? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let the scores be A, B, C, D, E in order from lowest to highest.
\n" ); document.write( "Since there are 5 scores, the third is the median.
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=87\"
\n" ); document.write( "Since the mode was 80, then A and B must be 80.
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=80\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=80\"
\n" ); document.write( "So then you know that D and E must be at least 87.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%29%2F5=86\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"80%2B80%2B87%2BD%2BE=430\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%2BE=183\"
\n" ); document.write( "The minimum that D could be is 87.
\n" ); document.write( "So the maximum that E could be is,
\n" ); document.write( "\"87%2BE=183\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"E=96\"
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