The average of 10 numbers is 85. If the numbers 70 and 76 are removed from the set of numbers, what is the average of the remaining numbers?
The total of the 10 values = 10(85) = 850
So
[ 850 - 76 - 70 ] / [ 10 - 2 ] =
704/ 8 =
88 when 70 , 76 are removed