Question
- The average age of 35 students in a class was 15 years 4 months. Three students of ages 18 years 1 month, 17 years 6 months and 15 years 9 months leave the class while 8 students having average age as 16 years 5 months are newly admitted. The raised average age of the class is
Answer: Option D
To find the raised average age of the class after the students leave and new students are admitted, we need to calculate the total age of the students both before and after the changes and then find the average.
Let's start by finding the total age of the 35 students before the changes:
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To find the raised average age of the class after the students leave and new students are admitted, we need to calculate the total age of the students both before and after the changes and then find the average.
Let's start by finding the total age of the 35 students before the changes:
- Average age of 35 students = 15 years 4 months
- Total age of 35 students = 35 * (15 years + 4 months)
- Since the age is in years and months, we need to convert the months to years to make the calculation easier:
- Age of the first student = 18 years 1 month = 18 + 1/12 years
- Age of the second student = 17 years 6 months = 17 + 6/12 years
- Age of the third student = 15 years 9 months = 15 + 9/12 years
- Total age of the three students = 18 + 1/12 + 17 + 6/12 + 15 + 9/12
- Total age before the changes = 536.67 years
- Total age after the changes = 536.67 - 50.75
- Average age of 8 students = 16 years 5 months
- Total age of 8 students = 8 * (16 + 5/12) years
- Total age of the class = Total age before changes + Total age of newly admitted students
- Total number of students = 35 - 3 + 8
- Raised average age = Total age of the class / Total number of students
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Total age of 35 students = (46/3)×35 = 1610/3
3 students =18 years 1 month + 17 years 6 months +15 years 9 months = 217/12 + 210/12 + 189/12 =154/3
(35-3) students = 1610/3 - 154/3 =1456/3
Average age of new joining 8 students =16 years 5 months =197/12
Total age of 8 students = (197/12)×8 = 394/3
(32+8) students = (1456/3) + (394/3) = 1850/3
Average age of 40 students = (1850/3)÷40 =185/12 =15 years 5 months