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Question 133234: Adam tried to compute the average of his 7 test scores. He mistakenly divided the correct sum of all of his test scores by 6, which yielded 84. What is Adam's correct average test score? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Adam tried to compute the average of his 7 test scores. He mistakenly divided the correct sum of all of his test scores by 6, which yielded 84. What is Adam's correct average test score?
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Let "x" be the total number of points he earned.
x/6 = 84
x = 504
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His average if he really took 7 test is:
504/7 = 72
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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