Problema Solution
A student needs to maintain a 90% average for all his courses in order to keep his Academic Scholarship. He has not submitted his final paper in Freshman Composition.
He knows from his test scores that he will receive 91% in College Algebra, 85% in World History, and 82% in Introduction to Chemistry.
What grade will he need to earn in the Freshman Composition class to keep his Academic Scholarship?
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Let 'x' represent the grade in Freshman Composition.
(91 + 85 + 82 + x)/4 >= 90
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x >= 102%
Since the maximum is 100% this means that the student will never maintain a 90% average for all his courses in order to keep his Academic Scholarship.