Question

To determine a student’s grade, a teacher throws out the lowest grade obtained on 5 tests, averages the remaining grades, and round up to the nearest integer. if betty scored 75, 90, 88, 72, and 86 on her tests, what grade will she receive?

Answer 1

85

Explanation:

add 4 values, excluding 72 (lowest grade)

total = 339

average = 330/4 = 84.75

84.75 rounding to nearest integer is 85