SOLUTION: If 12 students take a test with a possible score of 100 and the average of their scores is 95 what is the lowest possible score that could have been received?

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Question 643099: If 12 students take a test with a possible score of 100 and the average of their scores is 95 what is the lowest possible score that could have been received?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 12 students take a test with a possible score of 100 and the average of their scores is 95 what is the lowest possible score that could have been received?
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If average of 12 is 95 the total points = 1140
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11 of the students could have scored 100
and one student could have scored 40.
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Cheers,
Stan H.