For a student to qualify for a certain course, the average of his marks in the permitted 3 attempts must be more than 60.

His first two attempts yielded only 45 and 62 marks respectively. What is the minimum score required in the third attempt to qualify?

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Solution

The correct option is C
73

For the average of three tests to come to 60, the total marks from the 3 tests should ad up to 180.

Let the marks required in the third attempt be x

So, 45 + 62 + x > 180

x > 73

So, 73 is the minimum score required in the third attempt to qualify.

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For a student to qualify for a certain course, the average of his marks in the permitted 3 attempts must be more than 60. His first two attempts yielded only 45 and 62 marks respectively. What is the minimum score required in the third attempt to qualify?

The correct option is C 73 For the average of three tests to come to 60, the total marks from the 3 tests should ad up to 180. Let the marks required in the third attempt be x So, 45 + 62 + x > 180 x > 73 So, 73 is the minimum score required in the third attempt to qualify.

For a student to qualify for a certain course, the average of his marks in the permitted 3 attempts must be more than 60.

His first two attempts yielded only 45 and 62 marks respectively. What is the minimum score required in the third attempt to qualify?

The correct option is C
73

For the average of three tests to come to 60, the total marks from the 3 tests should ad up to 180.

Let the marks required in the third attempt be x

So, 45 + 62 + x > 180

x > 73

So, 73 is the minimum score required in the third attempt to qualify.