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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #399

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In a certain school district, the ratio of the number of elementary school teachers to high school teachers is \( 5 : 3 \). The average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of the elementary school teachers is \( \$62,000 \), and the average annual salary of all teachers (both elementary and high school) in the district is \( \$68,000 \). If the high school teachers receive a flat \( 10\\% \) raise next year and the elementary school teachers receive a flat \( \$3,000 \) raise, what will be the new average salary for all teachers in the district?
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To get this right, you cannot simply average the averages; you must account for the ratio (weight) of the teachers. **Step 1: Determine the current average salary of the high school teachers.** Let \( E \) be the number of elementary teache...

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