SOLUTION: 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 tes

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Question 259537: 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 ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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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?
:
His total must have been: 6 * 84 = 504
504%2F7 = 72 is his correct score, (a big disappointment no doubt)