Response to Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I couldn't figure it out, but ended up guessing that it was 70.
>
> Just for the record, you haven't told us what the actual
> *question* was. I'm guessing that it was to know his overall grade
> on the questions, but that is a guess.
Sorry about that. I did forget, "What was the overall score?".
> One key to success on tests, particularly math tests, is to think
> logically and precisely. You need to cultivate the habit of mind
> that focuses on "what is this question asking me?" If you train
> yourself to do that, you will find you performance improving.
Definitely good advice. A mite easier said than done in my case, but
I'll most assuredly work on it. Thank you.
>> So is it just the average of the 2 scores? The number of
>> problems doesn't matter?
>
> Is that logical? If you're looking for average gas mileage of a
> fleet of two Rolls-Royces and 98 Civics, does it make sense to
> find the average for the Rolls-Royces and the average for the
> Civics, and then average the two numbers. I hope you'll realize
> it's obvious that the bigger sample will carry more weight.
You're right, I allowed the question to confuse me and that is where
the problem started. I also believe at this point I have forgotten a
specific of the question, because I remember the answers were 60, 70,
80, and 90. That was part of why my spouse shot out, "Wouldn't it be
70?" I guess they were also assuming that it was an average of the 2
(based on me saying that 66% was not available).
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