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The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is:

Options:
A .  30.5
B .  36.5
C .  37
D .  39.5
E .  None of these
Answer: Option B
 -  Correct sum = (36 x 50 + 48 – 23) = 1825
 
Correct mean =  
1825 50  
= 36.5

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