document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1145657>Question 1145657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I want a 75 test average. I will have 3 test grades. I got a 72 and a 76 on the first two tests. What must I make on the third test to recieve a 75 test average? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When a problem is about averages of numbers that are close together, I find the following method of solving by far the easiest.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your first test is 1 above the average you want; the second is 3 below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With those two together, you are 2 points below the average you want.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your third test needs to be 2 points above the average you want.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 75+2 = 77 </SPAN>\n" );
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