document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039742>Question 1039742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The marks of 7 students in a test are 88, 75, 93, 98, 27, 80, and 36. If 8 students sat the test and the average mark was 65, what score did the eighth student achieve on the test?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If 8 students sat the test and the average mark was 65, what score did the eighth student achieve on the test?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the score of the 8th student<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2888%2B75%2B93%2B98%2B27%2B80%2B36%2Bx%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2888%2B75%2B93%2B98%2B27%2B80%2B36%2Bx%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add em up and multiply both sides by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "497 + x = 520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 520 - 497<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 23 is the score of the 8th student </SPAN>\n" );
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