Properties Questions on Arithmetic Mean
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Worked-out examples on properties questions on arithmetic mean:
1. The mean of eight
numbers is 25. If five is subtracted from each number, what will be the new mean?
Solution:
Let the given numbers be x1, x2, . . ., x8.Then, the mean of these numbers = (x1 + x2 + ...+ x8)/8.
Therefore, (x1 + x2+...+x8)/8 = 25
⇒ (x1 + x2 + ... + x8) = 200 ……. (A)
The new numbers are (x1 - 5), (x2 - 5), …… ,(x8 - 5)
Mean of the new numbers = {(x1 - 5) + (x1 - 5) + …… + (x8 - 5)}/8
= [(x1 + x2 + ... + x8) - 40]/8
= (200 - 40)/8, [using (A)]
= 160/8
= 20
Hence, the new mean is 20.
2. The mean of 14
numbers is 6. If 3 is added
to every number, what will be the new mean?
Solution:
Let the given numbers be x1, x2, x3, ….. x14.Then, the mean of these numbers = x1 + x2 + x3+ ….. x14/14
Therefore, (x1 + x2 + x3 + ….. x14)/14 = 6
⇒ (x1 + x2 + x3 + ….. x14) = 84 ………………. (A)
The new numbers are (x1 + 3), (x2 + 3), (x3 + 3), …. ,(x14 + 3)
Mean of the new numbers
= (x1 + 3), (x2 + 3), (x3 + 3), …. ,(x14 + 3)/14
= (x1 + x2 + x3 + ….. x14) + 42
= (84 + 42)/14, [Using (A)]
= 126/14
= 9
Hence, the new mean is 9.
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