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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 observation is 25. Find the 18th observation.

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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 observation is 25. Find the 18th observation.

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Solution

Mean = `("sum of observations")/("Total number of observations")`

∴ sum of observations = Mean × Total number of observations

∴ sum of 35 observations = 20 × 35

= 700

Sum of first 18th observations = 15 × 18

= 270

Sum of last 18th observations = 25 × 18

= 450

18th observation = Sum of first 18 observations + Sum of last 18 observations - 35th observations

= 270 + 450 − 700

= 720 − 700

= 20

∴ The 18th observation is 20.

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Chapter 7: Statistics - Practice set 7.5 [Page 125]

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