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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2001

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Naoki wrote nine tests, each out of 100. His average on these nine tests is 68%. If his lowest mark is omitted, what is his highest possible resulting average?

(A) 76.5%76.5\% (B) 70%70\% (C) 60.4%60.4\% (D) 77%77\% (E) 76%76\%

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