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At General Hospital, nurses are given performance evaluations to determine eligibility for merit pay raises. The supervisor rates the nurses on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest rating) for several activities: promptness, record keeping, appearance, and bedside manner with patients. Then an average is determined by giving a weight of 4 for promptness, 2 for record keeping, 3 for appearance, and 1 for bedside manner with patients. What is the average rating for a nurse with ratings of 8 for promptness, 3 for record keeping, 7 for appearance, and 2 for bedside manner? (Enter your answer to one decimal place.)