document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93779>Question 93779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After a test, a teacher worked out the average mark for her class of 10 pupils.  It was 81%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One of the pupils scored only 27%, which was much less than any of the other marks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The teacher decided to work out a new average, leaving out the lowest mark.  What was the new average? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68319 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=68319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=sum of the scores of the remaining students \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First write the percentages in decimal form by dividing by 100:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "81 percent=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=81%2F100=0.81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"81%2F100=0.81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27 percent=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27%2F100=0.27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%2F100=0.27\"   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=%280.27%2Bx%29%2F10=0.81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.27%2Bx%29%2F10=0.81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set up the equation which represents the average (note: the average can be found by adding up everyone's scores and dividing that sum by the number of students who took the test)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.27%2Bx=8.10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.27%2Bx=8.10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=7.83 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=7.83\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 0.27 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sum of the scores for the remaining 9 students is 7.83. Now divide this sum by 9 to find the new average\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7.83%2F9=0.87 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7.83%2F9=0.87\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply 0.87 by 100 to get a percentage\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.87%2A100=87 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.87%2A100=87\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the new average is 87% </SPAN>\n" );
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