SOLUTION: The mean of ten scores is 91. When the lowest score is dropped, the mean of the remaining nine scores is 94. What is the value of the score which was dropped?

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Question 337701: The mean of ten scores is 91. When the lowest score is dropped, the mean of the remaining nine scores is 94. What is the value of the score which was dropped?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the value of each test be from A to J, from greatest to least.
%28A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF%2BG%2BH%2BI%2BJ%29%2F10=91
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A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF%2BG%2BH%2BI%2BJ=910
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%28A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF%2BG%2BH%2BI%29%2F9=94
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A%2BB%2BC%2BD%2BE%2BF%2BG%2BH%2BI=846
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J=910-846
highlight%28J=64%29