SOLUTION: If Herman's test grade and quiz grade are equally weighted, his average is 85. If the test counts 3 times as much as the quiz average 83. What grade did get on the test?
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Question 373786: If Herman's test grade and quiz grade are equally weighted, his average is 85. If the test counts 3 times as much as the quiz average 83. What grade did get on the test? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Write an equation for each statement: t=test grade, q=quiz grade
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"If Herman's test grade and quiz grade are equally weighted, his average is 85." = 85
Multiply by 2
t + q = 170
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"If the test counts 3 times as much as the quiz average 83." = 83
Multiply by 4
3t + q = 332
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Use elimination, subtract the 1st equation from the above equation
3t + q = 332
t + q = 170
--------------Subtraction eliminates q, find t
2t = 162
t =
t = 81 is the test grade
