SOLUTION: Claire has scored the following points in her last five quizzes: 7, 9, 5, 6, 5. How many points must he score in the next quiz to average 8 points per quiz?

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Question 946570: Claire has scored the following points in her last five quizzes: 7, 9, 5, 6, 5.

How many points must he score in the next quiz to average 8 points per quiz?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, stanbon:
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Claire has scored the following points in her last five quizzes: 7, 9, 5, 6, 5.
How many points must he score in the next quiz to average 8 points per quiz?
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Let the last score be "x"::
Equation:
(7+9+5+6+5+x)/6 = 8
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32+x = 48
x = 16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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