in order for Brady to earn a b in his biology course, his test scores must average at 80%. ON the first 5 tests, he has an average of 77%. There is one test remaining in the course. What is the minimum score Brady needs to earn on the last test to receive a b in the class?

In order for him to have a 77% on his first 5 tests, that means the total amount of points earned on those 5 tests was 385 points out of 500 points.
(77*5 out of 5*100 points)
So if we want to add a test and have a 80% average this is what we have to do:
(385+x)/6 = 80 (multiply by 6 on both sides)
385 + x = 480 (minus 385 on both sides)
x = 95

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sandlee09 sandlee09 · Answer 2 · 2019-07-26T23:48:39+02:00

Answer:

Brady needs to earn a 95% on the final test

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello, great question. These types are questions are the beginning steps for learning more advanced Algebraic Equations.

Before we can actually solve this we need to create a formula that calculates the grade of the last test in order to get an average of 80%. Since he got a 77% average for his first 5 tests, we can multiply 0.77 by 5, add the final test and then divide by the total amount of tests taken. Like so,

[tex]0.80 = \frac{(0.77*5)+x}{6}[/tex]

[tex]0.80 = \frac{3.85+x}{6}[/tex] .... multiply both sides by 6

[tex]4.8 = 3.85+x[/tex] ... subtract both sides by 3.85

[tex]0.95 = x[/tex]

Finally, we can see that Brady needs to earn a 95% on the final test in order to increase his overall average to 80%.

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