Question

the average marks of 10 students is 60. if the highest marks is excluded the average is 59. find the highest marks

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Here is the solution:

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Find the sum of marks of all the 10 students:

Average marks of 10 students = 60

Sum of all the marks of the 10 students = 60 x 10 = 600

Find the sum of the marks of the 9 students (excluding the highest score)t:

Average of the 9 students = 59

Sum of marks of the 9 students = 59 x 9 = 531

Find the highest score:

Highest score =600 - 531 = 69

Answer: The highest mark is 69