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There are 32 students in Jamie’s eighth-grade class. Each st
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08 Dec 2017, 20:41
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There are 32 students in Jamie’s eighth-grade class. Each student took a 50-point test; the class average (arithmetic mean) was 82% correct. The teacher has assigned one 4-point, extra-credit question. How many students will need to answer the extra-credit question correctly in order to bring the class average to 86% correct?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. All of the students
E. It will not be possible for the class to reach an average of 86% correct.
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. All of the students
E. It will not be possible for the class to reach an average of 86% correct.
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Re: There are 32 students in Jamie’s eighth-grade class. Each st
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We know that 82 % of 50 is 41. Multiplied by the number of students 1312.
The new desired average would be 86% of 50 which is 43. Multiplied by the number of students 1376.
Difference between the two: 1376 - 1312 = 64/4 = 16
The new desired average would be 86% of 50 which is 43. Multiplied by the number of students 1376.
Difference between the two: 1376 - 1312 = 64/4 = 16
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29 Dec 2017, 14:14
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If the class average is 82% on a 50-point test, the average score was 41 points out of 50.
Use the Average Pie to find the sum of the class’s scores: (41)(32) = 1,312. To reach a class average of 86%, each student will need to average 43 points out of 50 points. Use the Average Pie to find the desired sum of the class’s scores: (43)(32) = 1,376. The difference is 1,376 − 1,312 = 64, so the class needs to make up 64 points;\(\frac{64}{4} =16\), so 16 students need to answer the extra credit question correctly. The answer is B.
Alternatively, notice that the class’s average needs to increase by 4%, or 2 points on average for a 50-question test. But the extra credit is
worth 4 points, so to average half of a 4-point increase, only half the students (16) need to get the extra credit correct.
If the class average is 82% on a 50-point test, the average score was 41 points out of 50.
Use the Average Pie to find the sum of the class’s scores: (41)(32) = 1,312. To reach a class average of 86%, each student will need to average 43 points out of 50 points. Use the Average Pie to find the desired sum of the class’s scores: (43)(32) = 1,376. The difference is 1,376 − 1,312 = 64, so the class needs to make up 64 points;\(\frac{64}{4} =16\), so 16 students need to answer the extra credit question correctly. The answer is B.
Alternatively, notice that the class’s average needs to increase by 4%, or 2 points on average for a 50-question test. But the extra credit is
worth 4 points, so to average half of a 4-point increase, only half the students (16) need to get the extra credit correct.
