document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202589>Question 1202589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 12 male students and 8 female students in a class. On their final math exam, the average score of the female students was 5 points higher than that of the male students. If the average score of all students in the class was 86, what was the average score of the female students?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) 88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C) 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E) 91 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = average score of female students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5 = average score of male students<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The overall average was 86:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=89 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=89\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 89<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK: 12(84)+8(89)=1008+712=1720<br><BR>\n" );
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