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2015 AMC 12A Problem 3

Problem 3 of 25EasierAlgebra

Mr. Patrick teaches math to 1515 students. He was grading tests and found that when he graded everyone’s test except Payton’s, the average grade for the class was 80.80. After he graded Payton’s test, the class average became 81.81. What was Payton’s score on the test?

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The sum of the 1414 other scores was 1480=1120.14\cdot 80 = 1120. The sum of all 1515 scores was 1581=1215.15\cdot 81 = 1215. Therefore Payton’s score was 12151120=95.1215 - 1120 = 95. Thus, the correct answer is E.

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