contestada

Ethan needs an 75% average in his writing class to pass. On his first 4 exams,
he earned scores of 68%,72%, 85%, and 90%. What is the minimum score
Ethan can earn on his fifth and final test to pass?
A. 80%
B. 70%
C. 68%
D. 60%

Respuesta :

the answer would be d)60

The minimum average score Ethan can earn on his fifth and final test is option (D) 60% is the correct answer.

What is an average?

An average of a list of data is the expression of the central value(mean) of a set of data. Average is calculated by adding quantities together and dividing the total by the number of quantities.

For the given situation,

The scores for 4 exams are 68%,72%, 85%, and 90%.

Let the score for the fifth test be x.

Formula for the average,

[tex]A = \frac{Sum of individual scores}{Total number of tests}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]75=\frac{68+72+85+90+x}{5}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]375=315+x[/tex]

⇒ [tex]x=60[/tex]

Hence we can conclude that the minimum average score Ethan can earn on his fifth and final test is option (D) 60% is the correct answer.

Learn more about averages here

https://brainly.com/question/15902611

#SPJ2