DIVING Divers in a competition are scored by an international panel
of judges. The highest and the lowest scores are dropped. The total
of the remaining scores is multiplied by the degree of diffi culty of the
dive. This product is multiplied by 0.6 to determine the fi nal score.
a. A diver’s fi nal score is 77.7. What is the degree of diffi culty
of the dive?

Question

DIVING Divers in a competition are scored by an international panel
of judges. The highest and the lowest scores are dropped. The total
of the remaining scores is multiplied by the degree of diffi culty of the
dive. This product is multiplied by 0.6 to determine the fi nal score.
a. A diver’s fi nal score is 77.7. What is the degree of diffi culty
of the dive?

anonymous · Answer

f=final score 
x= 77.7 

x/0.6=f 
x=0.6f 
x.0.66 x 77.7 

calc 

x=129.5