JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 9 April 2014)

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    In a set of 2n distinct observations, each of the observations below the median of all the observations is increased by 5and each of the remaining observations is decreased by 3. Then the mean of the new set of observations:   [JEE Main Online Paper ( Held On 09 Apirl  2014  )

    A) increases by 1

    B) decreases by 1

    C) decreases by 2

    D) increases by 2

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    There are 2n observations \[{{x}_{1}},{{x}_{2}},...,{{x}_{2n}}\] So, mean \[=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{2n}{\frac{{{x}_{i}}}{2n}}\] Let these observations be divided into two parts \[{{x}_{1}},{{x}_{2}},...,{{x}_{n}}\]and \[{{x}_{n+1}},...,{{x}_{2n}}\] Each in 1st part 5 is added, so total of first part is\[\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{{{x}_{i}}+5n.}\] In second part 3 is subtracted from each So, total of second part is\[\sum\limits_{i=n+1}^{2n}{{{x}_{i}}-3n}\] Total of 2n terms are \[\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{{{x}_{i}}+5n}+\sum\limits_{i=n+1}^{2n}{{{x}_{i}}}-3n=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{2n}{{{x}_{i}}+2n}\] Mean\[=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{2n}{\frac{{{x}_{i}}+2n}{2n}}=\sum\limits_{i=1}^{2n}{\frac{{{x}_{i}}}{2n}+1}\] So, it increase by 1.                


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