9th Class Mathematics Statistics Question Bank Statistics

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    The mean of 5 observations is 15. If mean of the first three observations is 14 and that of the last three is 17 then the third observation is

    A)  18            

    B)  17

    C)  51                              

    D)  75

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

        Sum of 5 observations\[=5\times 15=75\] Sum of first 3 observations\[=3\times 14=42.\] Sum of the last three observations\[=3\times 17=51\] \[\therefore \]    Third observation \[=42+51-75=93-75=18\]               


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