2021 AMC 12B Spring Problem 4

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4.

Ms. Blackwell gives an exam to two classes. The mean of the scores of the students in the morning class is 84,84, and the afternoon class’s mean score is 70.70. The ratio of the number of students in the morning class to the number of students in the afternoon class is 34.\dfrac{3}{4}. What is the mean of the scores of all the students?
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Answer: C
Concepts:meanratio and proportion
Small hint:
Take 33 students in the morning and 44 in the afternoon
Big hint:
The overall mean is 3⋅84+4⋅707\dfrac{3\cdot 84+4\cdot 70}{7}
Solution:
Suppose there are 33 students in the morning class and 44 in the afternoon class.
The total of all scores is 3⋅84+4⋅703\cdot 84+4\cdot 70 =252+280=252+280 =532.=532.
The overall mean is 5327=76.\dfrac{532}{7}=76.
Thus, the correct answer is C.
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