document.write( "Question 95708: Two tests only. Prof. Davis counts his midterm as 2/3 of the grade, and his final as 1/3 of the grade. Jason scored only 64 on the midterm. What range of scores on the final exam would put Jason's average between 70 and 79 inclusive?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #69732 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two tests only. Prof. Davis counts his midterm as 2/3 of the grade, and his final as 1/3 of the grade. Jason scored only 64 on the midterm. What range of scores on the final exam would put Jason's average between 70 and 79 inclusive? \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let the final grade need be \"x\" \n" ); document.write( "INEQUALITY: \n" ); document.write( "70 <= (2/3)64+(1/3)x <= 79\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (2/3)64 = 128/3 along the line to get: \n" ); document.write( "82/3 <= (1/3)x <= 109/3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 3 to get: \n" ); document.write( "82 <= x <= 109\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |