document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152167>Question 1152167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sample of n=5 scores has a mean of 12, 1 new score is added and the new mean is calculated to be 11, what is the new score?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor misread the given information; 11 is the new mean -- not the new score.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The old mean was 12 with 5 scores; so the total was 60.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new mean is 11 with 6 scores; so the total is 66.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the new (6th) score was 6.<br><BR>\n" );
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