SOLUTION: John has an average of 60 marks on his first Math tests. He missed the last fifth test and got zero. The average score now is

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Question 957571: John has an average of 60 marks on his first Math tests. He missed the last fifth test and got zero. The average score now is
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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If he had an average of 60 over 4 tests, the sum of the scores was 4(60)=240
With a score of zero on the fifth test, his average is (240+0)/5=48.
ANSWER After a zero on the fifth test, his average was 48.