PoW 12

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Problem of the Week Name:_______________________ December 3, 2012 – December 7, 2012 (up to 5 points) Solve the problem below. Show ALL of your work. Providing just an answer will result in NO CREDIT, regardless of whether or not the answer is correct. Heidi keeps track of her scores when she plays her favorite board game. The mean of her six best scores was 243 until today, when she replaced her sixth-best score with 237. If the new mean of her six best scores is 246, by how many points has her sixth-best score increased?

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Problem of the Week Name:_______________________December 3, 2012 – December 7, 2012(up to 5 points)

Solve the problem below. Show ALL of your work. Providing just an answer will result in NO CREDIT, regardless of whether or not the answer is correct.

Heidi keeps track of her scores when she plays her favorite board game. The mean of her six best scores was 243 until today, when she replaced her sixth-best score with 237. If the new mean of her six best scores is 246, by how many points has her sixth-best score increased?