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# Adam, Ben, and Charles take an exam, and their average is p points. D

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Adam, Ben, and Charles take an exam, and their average is $$p$$ points. David takes the same exam and gets s points. The average of these $$4$$ students is $$x$$ points less than $$p$$ points. What is the value of $$s$$, in terms of $$p$$ and $$x$$?

A. $$2p-x$$

B. $$3p-2x$$

C. $$p-4x$$

D. $$p-x$$

E. $$4p-3x$$

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"Only $79 for 1 month Online Course" "Free Resources-30 day online access & Diagnostic Test" "Unlimited Access to over 120 free video lessons - try it yourself" Director Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 945 Adam, Ben, and Charles take an exam, and their average is p points. D [#permalink] ### Show Tags 25 Nov 2019, 09:23 MathRevolution wrote: [GMAT math practice question] Adam, Ben, and Charles take an exam, and their average is $$p$$ points. David takes the same exam and gets s points. The average of these $$4$$ students is $$x$$ points less than $$p$$ points. What is the value of $$s$$, in terms of $$p$$ and $$x$$? A. $$2p-x$$ B. $$3p-2x$$ C. $$p-4x$$ D. $$p-x$$ E. $$4p-3x$$ So total of all three $$a+ b+c= 3p$$ then $$d$$ get $$s$$ points . So now the total of all four $$a+b+c + d = 3p +s$$ Given avg.of four = $$\frac{3p +s}{4} =p-x$$ $$3p+s=4p-4x$$ $$s=p-4x$$ Ans- C _________________ - Stne Math Revolution GMAT Instructor Joined: 16 Aug 2015 Posts: 8235 GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V42 GPA: 3.82 Re: Adam, Ben, and Charles take an exam, and their average is p points. D [#permalink] ### Show Tags 27 Nov 2019, 04:29 => Assume $$a, b,$$ and $$c$$ are the scores of Adam, Ben, and Chares, respectively. Then we have $$p = \frac{(a + b + c)}{3}$$ or $$a + b + c = 3p.$$ The average of the 4 people including David is $$\frac{(a + b + c + s)}{4} = \frac{(3p + s)}{4} = p-x.$$ Then we have $$4p - 4x = 3p + s$$ or $$s = p - 4x.$$ Therefore, C is the answer. Answer: C _________________ MathRevolution: Finish GMAT Quant Section with 10 minutes to spare The one-and-only World’s First Variable Approach for DS and IVY Approach for PS with ease, speed and accuracy. "Only$79 for 1 month Online Course"
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