SOLUTION: Ben has taken 3 exams and his average score so far is 85. If he gets 100, a perfect score, on the remaining 2 exams, what will his new average be?

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Question 892228: Ben has taken 3 exams and his average score so far is 85.
If he gets 100, a perfect score, on the remaining 2 exams, what will his new average be?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, LinnW:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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(85+85+85+100+100)/5=91

Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

We want the sum of the scores divide by the number of scores
to give us the average score.
(85 + 85 + 85 + 100 + 100)/5
455/5
91