SOLUTION: mr. nelson lost one of his students test papers. he knows the other 4 students scored as following: a 82,82,87,95. he also knows that the average score is 88

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Question 732958: mr. nelson lost one of his students test papers. he knows the other 4 students scored as following: a 82,82,87,95. he also knows that the average score is 88
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mr. nelson lost one of his students test papers. he knows the other 4 students scored as following: a 82,82,87,95. he also knows that the average score is 88
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Let the lost score be "x".
Equation:
(82+82+87+95+x)/5 = 88
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346+x = 440
x = 94
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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