Here's the problem.
We use the word "average" in two ways. One is ordinary or unexceptional. The other is more mathematical.
You add the grades and divide by the number of exams. The result is call a "mean" if you're talking math, and an "average" in normal conversations.
Example of quota problem: on the department wide exams Prof A's 20 students got grades ranging from 89 to 98. Prof B's students ranged from 74-88. The 89 student gets a B, the 88 student gets an A.
Funy side note: I misspelled "would" as WOUD, you misspelled it as WOOD.
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I am a horrible speller, and if I made a mistake I delighted that I could amuse you. Your mockery of me was a nice touch too. Thanks, it shows what a superior person you really are.
Your quota problem was a real brain twister, if the students are taking a department wide test, they should be graded as a group and not by professor.
Adding numbers up and dividing by the number of numbers is called the average in math. "Mean" is a statistical term. I'm sure that is what you meant.