Question
A student has a mean score of 89 on 5 tests. what will be the new mean if she scores a 95 on the next test?
(89+95)/6=X
(89+95)/6=X
Answers
Ms. Sue
Yep!
Taylor
But I got 30.667 as my answer. So do I add that to the 89?
Ms. Sue
Oh, I see what's wrong.
You need to multiply 89 by 5 and then add 95.
[(89 * 5) + 95] / 6 = ?
You need to multiply 89 by 5 and then add 95.
[(89 * 5) + 95] / 6 = ?
Taylor
Oh okay. Thank you