Question : A team of eight people joins a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points the team scored was:
Option 1: 672
Option 2: 665
Option 3: 645
Option 4: 588
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Correct Answer: 665
Solution :
Let the number of points the team scored be $x$.
According to the question,
$\frac{x+92-85}{8} = 84$
$⇒x + 7 = 672$
$\therefore x = 665$
Hence, the correct answer is 665.
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