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The mean of 35 observations is 20, out of which mean of first 18 observations is 15 and mean of last 18 observations is 25. Find the 18th observation. |
Answer» \(Mean = \cfrac{The\,sum \,of\, all \,observatiojns }{Total \,number \,of \,observations}\) ∴ The sum of all observations = Mean x Total number of observations The mean of 35 observations is 20 ∴ Sum of 35 observations = 20 x 35 = 700 ...(i) The mean of first 18 observations is 15 Sum of first 18 observations =15 x 18 = 270 …(ii) The mean of last 18 observations is 25 Sum of last 18 observations = 25 x 18 = 450 …(iii) ∴ 18th observation = (Sum of first 18 observations + Sum of last 18 observations) – (Sum of 35 observations) = (270 + 450) – (700) … [From (i), (ii) and (iii)] = 720 – 700 = 20 The 18th observation is 20. |
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