SOLUTION: William has scored a total of 235 points on the first three math tests taken in his mathematics class. If his mathematics tests are always worth 100 points, how many points must he

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Question 580373: William has scored a total of 235 points on the first three math tests taken in his mathematics class. If his mathematics tests are always worth 100 points, how many points must he earn on his next test in order to have an average of 80%?


a.) 80
b.) 85
c.) 90
d.) 95
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
assume he has to get x points to get an average of 80

His total points will be 235+x
Number of tests will be 4
(235+x)/4 = 80
multiply by 4
235+x= 4*80
235+x= 320
x=320-235
x= 85
he has to get 85 points to average 80