SOLUTION: Maria has taken 6 exams and her average marks so far are 89. If she gets 100, a perfect score on the remaining 2 exams. What will her new average be?

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Question 1072313: Maria has taken 6 exams and her average marks so far are 89. If she gets 100, a perfect score on the remaining 2 exams. What will her new average be?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%28A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF%29%2F6=89
A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF=534
So then adding the two perfect scores,
X=%28A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF%2B100%2B100%29%2F8
X=%28534%2B200%29%2F8
Work that out to find the new average, X.