2015 AMC 10A Problem 5
Problem 5 of 25EasierAlgebra
Mr. Patrick teaches math to students. He was grading tests and found that when he graded everyone’s test except Payton’s, the average grade for the class was After he graded Payton’s test, the class average became What was Payton’s score on the test?
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Solution
The total for the first graded tests was .
After Payton’s test was included, the total became . Therefore Payton’s score was .
Thus, E is the correct answer.