SOLUTION: Bully takes 5 mathematics tests, each scaled from 0 to 100, and obtains an average of 73%. After his teacher deletes one of his 5 test scores, Bully's new average is 76%. What was

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Question 944783: Bully takes 5 mathematics tests, each scaled from 0 to 100, and obtains an average of 73%. After his teacher deletes one of his 5 test scores, Bully's new average is 76%. What was the score on the test that the teacher deleted?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 5 test scores average 73%, the sum of the scores is 5(73)=365
If 4 test scores average 76%, the sum of the scores is 4(76)=304
So the test score deleted is 365-304=61
ANSWER Bully's score on the deleted test was 61.