SOLUTION: 4 kids score 100. The rest score at least 70. The average is 78. How many kids in the class

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Question 705736: 4 kids score 100. The rest score at least 70. The average is 78. How many kids in the class
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4 kids score 100. The rest score at least 70.
The average is 78. How many kids in the class.
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let n = number of kids in the class
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Av of 71, 72, 73 would not give me an integer solution so used 74 average
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%2874%28n-4%29+%2B+400%29%2Fn = 78
mult both sides by n
74n - 296 + 400 = 78n
400 - 296 = 78n - 74n
104 = 4n
n = 104/4
n = 26 kids