135k views
2 votes
The average of 9 scores is x. If the tenth score is 36 points more than x, by how many points will the tenth score raise the average?

User JHoerbst
by
6.8k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

3.6

Explanation:

The average of 9 scores is x.

average = (sum of scores)/(number of scores)

x = (sum of scores)/9

sum of scores = 9x

The sum of the 9 scores is 9x.

The tenth score is 36 more than x, so it is x + 36.

The sum of the 10 scores is 9x + x + 36 = 10x + 36.

The average of the 10 scores is (10x + 36)/10 = x + 3.6

The difference of averages is

x + 3.6 - x = 3.6

User Ryrich
by
8.6k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories