official practice test 3 section 4 q.no.35 how to solve?
The question tells you that the store’s average after 10 ratings is 75. That means that the first 10 ratings have a sum of 750, because , . In this case, .
You need the first 20 ratings to have an average of 85, which means you need the sum of the first 20 ratings to be . So far so good?
Now, we know that the first 10 ratings added to 750, so we need the next 10 ratings to add to .
Since we want to know the smallest possible value for the 11th rating, let’s assume that the 12th-20th ratings are the highest they can be, 100. In other words, let’s assume there are 9 perfect 100 ratings, and set the 11th rating equal to .