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Question 272446: the judges at marcys skating competition gave her scores of 9.6 9.2 9.4 and 9.3 what score would the fifth judge have to give marcy to raise her average score to 9.4
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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For five judge's score to have an average of 9.4, then the total points awarded would have to equal 9.4*5 = 47. This is because the average is the sum of the scored divided by the number of scores.
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The four judges have awarded: 9.6 + 9.2 + 9.4 + 9.3 points = 37.5.
That means the fifth judge has to award a 9.5 points for the grand total to be 47.