Question

Jan participates in a bowling tournament. Her average score for 11 games is 204. Without her lowest score, her average is 207. What is Jan’s lowest score?

Answer 1

174

Explanation:

x/11 = 204

x = 2244 multiply both sides of equation by 11

x/10 = 207

x = 2070 multiply both sides of equation by 10

2244 - 2070 = 174 difference between the scores

Lowest score is 174