Twenty‐five Students in a Class Take a Test for Which

question 354

Multiple Choice

Twenty‐five students in a class take a test for which the average grade is 75. Then a twenty‐sixth student enters the class, takes the test, and scores 80. The test average calculated with 26 students will

• A) rise above 75.
• B) fall below 75.
• C) change from 75 but the direction is unclear.
• D) still equal 75.

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