Mean height of 20 boys and 15 girls is 161 cm. Mean height of 14 girls is 151 cm. What is the mean height of 20 boys?
Mean height of 20 boys and 15 girls is 161 cm. Mean height of 14 girls is 151 cm. What is the mean height of 20 boys?
Explanation
Total students = 35 → Total height = 35 × 161 = 5635 cm
14 girls = 14 × 151 = 2114 cm
So, 15 girls = (2114 + x) → x = height of 1 girl = assume x = 151
Total height of 15 girls ≈ 15 × 151 = 2265
Total height of boys = 5635 - 2265 = 3370
Mean height of 20 boys = 3370 ÷ 20 = 169 cm