The average of 9 scores is x. If the tenth score is 36 points more than x, by how many points will the tenth score raise the average?

3.6

Step-by-step explanation:

The average of 9 scores is x.

average = (sum of scores)/(number of scores)

x = (sum of scores)/9

sum of scores = 9x

The sum of the 9 scores is 9x.

The tenth score is 36 more than x, so it is x + 36.

The sum of the 10 scores is 9x + x + 36 = 10x + 36.

The average of the 10 scores is (10x + 36)/10 = x + 3.6

The difference of averages is

x + 3.6 - x = 3.6

not enough information

step-by-step explanation:

we cannot know this, because the other students could have handed out 10 flyers, or they could have handed out 100. one way, the mean would go up, and another way, the mean would go down.