document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017044>Question 1017044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 110 people took a promotional test 30% failed the test and the average mark of the test was 56% and I scored 2 marks above average is there anyway of working out how many people passed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need more information, like the variability, the type of distribution, and the percentage at which a person failed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The median is where half are above and half below.  The average can be the median, but it can be far from it, too.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is possible to construct a distribution where 33 got a 0%,  76 got a 79% and you got a 58.  That would have an average of 56% and 77 passed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are many, many other such distributions. </SPAN>\n" );
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