SOLUTION: the mean grade for the class is 73. if exactly half of the students get 6 additional points, by how many points would the mean increase

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Question 245629: the mean grade for the class is 73. if exactly half of the students get 6 additional points, by how many points would the mean increase
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Let represent the number of students. Then is half of the students.

If 73 is the mean, then is the total number of points scored by the class. If each of half of the class get 6 additional points, then the total points would increase by , hence the total number of points would be .

If the total points are , then the mean must be which is 3 greater than the given mean.

John