SOLUTION: Mr Williams counts his midterm as 2/3 of the grade and his final as 1/3. Jack scored a 48 on the mid term. What range of scores on the final exam will he have to make to get an av

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Question 369483: Mr Williams counts his midterm as 2/3 of the grade and his final as 1/3.
Jack scored a 48 on the mid term. What range of scores on the final exam will he have to make to get an average between 70 and 79 inclusive?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
Let x represent score on the final exam
(48*2 + x)/3
70< 32 + x/3 <79
38 < x/3 < 47
114 < x < 141
checking our answer with a final score = 130
(96 + 130) = 75.333