Question

Mr. Smith, the Math teacher, looks at his class Mean this semester and determines that it is 72%. He is told that he will be receiving a student (Blake) from the class down the hall who's personal Mean this semester is 80%. What will happen to Mr. Smith's class Mean as a result of Blake joining his class? *

It will go down

It will go up

It will stay the same

It is impossible to know

Other:

Answer 1

It will go up.

Explanation:

Since blakes personal "mean" is 80% then the average will go up.