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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2009

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Vanessa set a school record for most points in a single basketball game when her team scored 48 points. The six other players on her team averaged 3.5 points each. How many points did Vanessa score to set her school record?

(A) $21$ (B) $25$ (C) $32$ (D) $17$ (E) $27$

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