Question

on the first four point quizzes, Mat made a 75, 86, 99, and 89. Write and solve an equation to find the score Matt needs on the fifth quiz to have a mean of 93.

Answer 1

The formula for the mean of data is,

`Mean=\frac{Sumofnumbers}{Amount\text{ of numbers}}`

Therefore,

The sum of the five points is,

`75+86+99+89+x=349+x`

The amount of quiz is 5.

Given

`Mean=93`

Therefore,

`93=(349+x)/(5)`

Evaluate for x

`\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Multiply\:both\:sides\:by\:}5 \\ (5\left(349+x\right))/(5)=93*\:5 \\ \mathrm{Simplify} \\ 349+x=465 \\ \mathrm{Subtract\:}349\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides} \\ 349+x-349=465-349 \\ \mathrm{Simplify} \\ x=116 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the fifth quiz is 116.