SOLUTION: Adam tried to compute the average of his 7 test scores. He mistakenly divided the correct sum of all of his test scores by 6, which yielded 84. What is Adam's correct average tes

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Question 85394: Adam tried to compute the average of his 7 test scores. He mistakenly divided the correct sum of all of his test scores by 6, which yielded 84. What is Adam's correct average test score?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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X/6=84
X=6*84
X=504 TOTAL OF ALL TESTS.
504/7=72 IS THE REAL AVERAGE OF THE 7 TESTS.