Question

(a)The teacher tells the class that the highest marks obtained by a student in her class is twice the lowest marks plus 6. The highest score is 92. What is the lowest score?
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Answer 1

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Let lowest marks be $ x $,

Thus, we get the equation as follows;

$2x + 6 = 92$

• Solving the equation;

$2x + 6 = 92$

$\to \: 2x = 92 - 6$

$\to \: 2x = 86$

$\to \: x = \frac{86}{2}$

$\implies \: x = 43$