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One hundred students at Century High School participated in the AHSME last year, and their mean score was 100. The number of non-seniors taking the AHSME was <math>50\%</math> more than the number of seniors, and the mean score of the seniors was <math>50\%</math> higher than that of the non-seniors. What was the mean score of the seniors? | One hundred students at Century High School participated in the AHSME last year, and their mean score was 100. The number of non-seniors taking the AHSME was <math>50\%</math> more than the number of seniors, and the mean score of the seniors was <math>50\%</math> higher than that of the non-seniors. What was the mean score of the seniors? | ||
(A) <math>100</math> (B) <math>112.5</math> (C) <math>120</math> (D) <math>125</math> (E) <math>150</math> | (A) <math>100</math> (B) <math>112.5</math> (C) <math>120</math> (D) <math>125</math> (E) <math>150</math> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | {{AHSME box|year=1991|num-b=15|num-a=17}} | ||
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| + | [[Category: Introductory Algebra Problems]] | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 28 September 2014
Problem
One hundred students at Century High School participated in the AHSME last year, and their mean score was 100. The number of non-seniors taking the AHSME was 
more than the number of seniors, and the mean score of the seniors was higher than that of the non-seniors. What was the mean score of the seniors?
(A) 
(B) 
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Solution
See also
| 1991 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 15 |
Followed by Problem 17 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
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