Question

All students wrote the test with an average of 6 points. Exactly 60% of these students passed the test successfully. Those students who successfully passed the test received an average of 8 points. How many points were received on average by those students who did not pass the test successfully?

Answer 1

The average point of those who did not pass is 40%

Answer 2

The average points received by those students who did not pass the test successfully would be 4 points.

Explanation:

Step 1: We know that all students wrote the test and received an average of 6 points.

Step 2: We also know that 60% of those students passed the test successfully and received an average of 8 points.

Step 3: This means that the remaining 40% of students did not pass the test successfully.

Step 4: Since the average points for all students was 6 points and the average points for those who passed the test was 8 points, the average points for those who did not pass the test would be 4 points.