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Algebra Difficulty 1.7 Junior Find the answer

Ms. Blackwell gives an exam to two classes. The mean of the scores of the students in the morning class is 8484, and the afternoon class's mean score is 7070. The ratio of the number of students in the morning class to the number of students in the afternoon class is 34\frac{3}{4}. What is the mean of the scores of all the students?
(A) 74\textbf{(A)} ~74(B) 75\textbf{(B)} ~75(C) 76\textbf{(C)} ~76(D) 77\textbf{(D)} ~77(E) 78\textbf{(E)} ~78

Multiple choice: answer with the letter of the option you want.

Solution

Let there be 3x3x students in the morning class and 4x4x students in the afternoon class. The total number of students is 3x+4x=7x3x + 4x = 7x. The average is 3x84+4x707x=76\frac{3x\cdot84 + 4x\cdot70}{7x}=76. Therefore, the answer is (C) 76\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~76}.
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