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The total score on the <math>12</math> quizzes is <math>12\cdot14=168.</math> | The total score on the <math>12</math> quizzes is <math>12\cdot14=168.</math> | ||
Therefore, for the remaining quizzes (<math>k-12</math> of them), the total score is <math>8k-168.</math> Their mean score is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)} ~\frac{8k-168}{k-12}}.</math> | Therefore, for the remaining quizzes (<math>k-12</math> of them), the total score is <math>8k-168.</math> Their mean score is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)} ~\frac{8k-168}{k-12}}.</math> | ||
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+ | ==Solution 2 (Convenient Values and Observations)== | ||
+ | Set <math>k=13.</math> The answer is the same as the last student's quiz score, which is <math>8\cdot13-14\cdot12<0.</math> Observing the answer choices, only <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)} ~\frac{8k-168}{k-12}}</math> yields a negative value for <math>k=13.</math> | ||
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Problem 5
The quiz scores of a class with students have a mean of
. The mean of a collection of
of these quiz scores is
. What is the mean of the remaining quiz scores of terms of
?
Solution
The total score in the class is
The total score on the
quizzes is
Therefore, for the remaining quizzes (
of them), the total score is
Their mean score is
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Solution 2 (Convenient Values and Observations)
Set The answer is the same as the last student's quiz score, which is
Observing the answer choices, only
yields a negative value for
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Video Solution (Using average formula)
~ pi_is_3.14
See Also
2021 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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