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algebra intermediate
Problem
Last year Isabella took math tests and received different scores, each an integer between and , inclusive. After each test she noticed that the average of her test scores was an integer. Her score on the seventh test was . What was her score on the sixth test?
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(B)
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(D)
(E)
Solution
Let the sum of the scores of Isabella's first tests be . Since the mean of her first scores is an integer, then , or . Also, , so by the CRT, . We also know that , so by inspection, . However, we also have that the mean of the first test scores must be an integer, so the sum of the first test scores must be an multiple of , which implies that the th test score is .
Final answer
E