Challenger App

No.1 PSC Learning App

1M+ Downloads
The mean of 36 numbers was found as 42. Later on, it was determined that a number 47 was misread as 41. Find the correct mean of the given numbers (rounded off to two decimal places).

A43.74

B42.17

C42.83

D43.62

Answer:

B. 42.17

Read Explanation:

Correct mean = (sum of 36 numbers + 6) / 36 = 42.17 (after correcting the misread value).


Related Questions:

Nirmal bought 52 books for Rs 1130 from one shop and 47 books for Rs 900 from another. What is the average price (in Rs) he paid per book ?
The average weight of Mahesh, Ram and Anwar is 46 kg. If the average weight of Mahesh and Ram be 39 kg and that of Ram and Anwar be 49 kg, then the weight of Ram (in kg) is:
ഒരു കമ്പിനിയിലെ 24 ജോലിക്കാരുടെ ശരാശരി വയസ് 35 ആണ്. മാനേജരുടെ വയസു കൂടി ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയപ്പോൾ ശരാശരി വയസ് ഒന്നു വർധിച്ചു. എങ്കിൽ മാനേജരുടെ വയസ് എത്ര ?
A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a distance of 250 km?
A set of 51 numbers in such that if we remove the fist number, the average of the remaining numbers will be reduced by 1 from the average of all the numbers, if we remove the first and second, average be reduced by 2 from the original average of 51 numbers and so on. If average of all the 51 numbers is 1000, then which of the following is true