SOLUTION: A student scores 72, 74, 82 and 81 on the first four tests. What score does the student need on the fifth test to have an average test score of 76

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Question 1017123: A student scores 72, 74, 82 and 81 on the first four tests. What score does the student need on the fifth test to have an average test score of 76
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To average 76 on 5 tests, sum of scores must be 5(76)=380.
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72+74+82+81=309 . Current sum of scores is 309
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380-309=71
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ANSWER: The student needs 71 on the fifth test to average 76.
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