document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88839>Question 88839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> adam tried tocompute the average of his 7 test scores. He mistakenly divide the correct sum of all of his test scores by 6 wich yielded 84. What is adams correct average test score? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #64544 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=64544\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x represent the sum of his scores. So when he divides the sum by 6 he gets:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F6=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F6=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%286%29x%2Fcross%286%29=6%2A84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%286%29x%2Fcross%286%29=6%2A84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now multiply both sides by 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=504 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=504\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sum of his scores is 504. Now divide 504 by 7 to find the correct average:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the correct average is 72 </SPAN>\n" );
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