SOLUTION: Six students took a unit test and received the following scores: Student 1 - Score 78 Student 2 - Score 72 Student 3 - Score 80 Student 4 - Score 77 Student 5 - Scor

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Question 984886: Six students took a unit test and received the following scores:
Student 1 - Score 78
Student 2 - Score 72
Student 3 - Score 80
Student 4 - Score 77
Student 5 - Score 82
Student 6 - Score n
(a) Write an expression to find the missing value represented by n.
(b) The average for the test scores of the six students was exactly 76. What was the test score for Student 6?
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Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28Student1%2BStudent2%2BStudent3%2BStudent4%2BStudent5%2BStudent6%29%2F6=Average
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%2878%2B72%2B80%2B77%2B82%2Bn%29%2F6=76
%28389%2Bn%29%2F6=76
389%2Bn=456
n=67
ANSWER: Student 6 scored 67.