A student took 6 courses last year and received an average (arithmetic mean) grade of 100 points. The year before, the student took 5 courses and received an average grade of 50 points. To the nearest tenth of a point, what was the student’s average grade for the entire two-year period? Pick one
A) 79 B) 89 C) 95 D) 77.27 E) 97.2

Rationale: "let the 6 courses that were taken last year be a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , a 4 , a 5 , a 6 a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 = 100 * 6 = 600 the year before , the 5 courses be b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , b 4 , b 5 b 1 + b 2 + b 3 + b 4 + b 5 = 50 * 5 = 250 student ' s average = ( 600 + 250 ) / 11 = 77.27 answer d"
Answer: D