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09 Oct 2023, 13:59
No idea if this approach is correct, this seems like an extremely hard question:
\(\frac{85n+x}{n+2}=81\)
Where 85n is the sum of the prior test results, and x is the sum of the last 2 test taken.
\(85n+x=81n+162\)
\(4n=162-x\)
\(n=\frac{162-x}{4}\)
Notice that n must be at least 1, so 162-x>=1
\(162-x>=1\)
\(161>=x\)
As x is the sum of both tests, the average is x/2
\(80.5>=\frac{x}{2}\)
Since x is close to the boundary, lets check x/2=80
If x/2=80, x=160. But 162-160 is 2/4, which is not an integer, which is not valid for n.
x/2 must therefore be less than 80
QB>QA
B.