Shureka Washburn has scores of 67, 68, 76, and 63 on her algebra tests. a. Use an inequality to find the scores she must make
on the final exam to pass the course with an average of 71 or higher, given that the final exam counts as two tests. b. Explain the meaning of the answer to part (a).
Average=(total number)/(number of items) given that the final exam counts as two test, let the final exam be x. The weight of the final exams on the average is 2, thus the final exam can be written as 2x because any score Shureka gets will be doubled before the averaging. Hence our inequality will be as follows: (67+68+76+63+2x)/6≥71 (274+2x)/6≥71 solving the above we get: 274+2x≥71×6 274+2x≥426 2x≥426-274 2x≥152 x≥76
b] The above answer is x≥76, the mean of this is that if Shureka is aiming at getting an average of 71 or above, then she should be able to get a minimum score of 76 or above. Anything less than 76 will drop her average lower than 71.
