SOLUTION: I had a question like this "if you have an 85, 78, 90, and an 86, what score do I need to have an average of 89." How do I solve this?

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Question 517307: I had a question like this "if you have an 85, 78, 90, and an 86, what score do I need to have an average of 89." How do I solve this?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What should your next score be?
Let the next score = +x+
The definition of average is:
( sum of the scores ) / ( number of tests )
average = +%28+85+%2B+78+%2B+90+%2B+86+%2B+x+%29+%2F+5+
+89+=+%28+339+%2B+x+%29+%2F+5+
+339+%2B+x+=+5%2A89+
+x+=+445+-+339+
+x+=+106+
You need a score of 106