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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The scores of eight students on a quiz are $6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9$ , and $10$ . Which score should be removed to leave seven scores with the same mode and range as the original eight scores, but with a higher average (mean)?

(A) $6$ (B) $7$ (C) $8$ (D) $9$ (E) $10$

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