Question

If josh's mean score for English is 14 from the scores 10, 16, a, 8, 12 then the value of a is

Answer 1

a = 24.

Explanation:

He has 5 scores so the total for all scores is 5*14 = 70.

So a = 70 - (10 + 16 +8 +12)

= 70 - 46

= 24.