Question

A team of 8 persons joins a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, then the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points the team scored was

• A. 645
• B. 665
• C. 558
• D. 672
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B 665

Here, the numbers of points team scored
= 8 $\times$ 84 - 92 + 85
= 672 - 92 + 85 = 665