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To determine a student’s grade, a teacher throws out the lowest grade obtained on 5 tests, averages the remaining grades, and round up to the nearest integer. if betty scored 75, 90, 88, 72, and 86 on her tests, what grade will she receive?

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Answer:

85

Explanation:

add 4 values, excluding 72 (lowest grade)

total = 339

average = 330/4 = 84.75

84.75 rounding to nearest integer is 85

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