document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995570>Question 995570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the average for 12 students grades id 84. when the two lowest grades dropped, the average went up to 90. what is the average of the two lowest grades? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " when the two lowest grades dropped, the average went up to 90.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what is the average of the two lowest grades? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the Average of the two lowest grades<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B10%2890%29%29%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B10%2890%29%29%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 900 = 1008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 1008 - 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 108/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 54% is the av of the two lowest grades </SPAN>\n" );
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