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Right now, she scored <math>76, 94,</math> and <math>87</math> points, with a total of <math>257</math> points. She wants her average to be <math>81</math> for her <math>5</math> tests so she needs to score <math>405</math> points in total. She needs to score a total of <math>(405-257)
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Right now, she scored <math>76, 94,</math> and <math>87</math> points, for a total of <math>257</math> points. She wants her average to be <math>81</math> for her <math>5</math> tests, so she needs to score <math>405</math> points in total. This means she needs to score a total of <math>405-257=
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148</math> points in her <math>2</math> tests. So the minimum score she can get is when one of her <math>2</math> scores is <math>100</math>. So the least possible score she can get is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 48}</math>.
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148</math> points in her next <math>2</math> tests. Since the maximum score she can get on one of her <math>2</math> tests is <math>100</math>, the least possible score she can get is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 48}</math>.
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Note: You can verify that <math>\boxed{48}</math> is the right answer because it is the lowest answer out of the 5. Since it is possible to get 48, we are guaranteed that that is the right answer.
 
Note: You can verify that <math>\boxed{48}</math> is the right answer because it is the lowest answer out of the 5. Since it is possible to get 48, we are guaranteed that that is the right answer.
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<math>94</math> <math>\rightarrow</math> <math>+13</math>,
 
<math>94</math> <math>\rightarrow</math> <math>+13</math>,
 
<math>87</math> <math>\rightarrow</math> <math>+6</math>,
 
<math>87</math> <math>\rightarrow</math> <math>+6</math>,
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<math>100</math> <math>\rightarrow</math> <math>19</math>;
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<math>100</math> <math>\rightarrow</math> <math>+19</math>;
  
 
So the last one has to be <math>-33</math> (since all the differences have to sum to <math>0</math>), which corresponds to <math>81-33 = \boxed{48}</math>.
 
So the last one has to be <math>-33</math> (since all the differences have to sum to <math>0</math>), which corresponds to <math>81-33 = \boxed{48}</math>.
  
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== Video Solution ==
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Solution detailing how to solve the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwHrUESo2_A&list=PLbhMrFqoXXwmwbk2CWeYOYPRbGtmdPUhL&index=8
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Revision as of 13:48, 23 April 2021

Problem 7

Shauna takes five tests, each worth a maximum of $100$ points. Her scores on the first three tests are $76$, $94$, and $87$. In order to average $81$ for all five tests, what is the lowest score she could earn on one of the other two tests?

$\textbf{(A) }48\qquad\textbf{(B) }52\qquad\textbf{(C) }66\qquad\textbf{(D) }70\qquad\textbf{(E) }74$

Solution 1

We should notice that we can turn the information we are given into a linear equation and just solve for our set variables. I'll use the variables $x$ and $y$ for the scores on the last two tests. \[\frac{76+94+87+x+y}{5} = 81,\] \[\frac{257+x+y}{5} = 81.\] We can now cross multiply to get rid of the denominator. \[257+x+y = 405,\] \[x+y = 148.\] Now that we have this equation, we will assign $y$ as the lowest score of the two other tests, and so: \[x = 100,\] \[y=48.\] Now we know that the lowest score on the two other tests is $\boxed{48}$.

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Solution 2

Right now, she scored $76, 94,$ and $87$ points, for a total of $257$ points. She wants her average to be $81$ for her $5$ tests, so she needs to score $405$ points in total. This means she needs to score a total of $405-257= 148$ points in her next $2$ tests. Since the maximum score she can get on one of her $2$ tests is $100$, the least possible score she can get is $\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 48}$.

Note: You can verify that $\boxed{48}$ is the right answer because it is the lowest answer out of the 5. Since it is possible to get 48, we are guaranteed that that is the right answer.

Solution 3

We can compare each of the scores with the average of $81$: $76$ $\rightarrow$ $-5$, $94$ $\rightarrow$ $+13$, $87$ $\rightarrow$ $+6$, $100$ $\rightarrow$ $+19$;

So the last one has to be $-33$ (since all the differences have to sum to $0$), which corresponds to $81-33 = \boxed{48}$.

Video Solution

Solution detailing how to solve the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwHrUESo2_A&list=PLbhMrFqoXXwmwbk2CWeYOYPRbGtmdPUhL&index=8

See also

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