Q. from where did the encircled 16 came from? kindly explain The mean of 5 numbers is 18. If one numbers is excluded , their mean is 16. Find the excluded number. Share with your friends Share 0 Neha Sethi answered this Dear student We have,Mean of 4 numbers=90-a4 ...(1)Now, it is given that if one number is excluded out of 5 numbers, then themean of remaining 4 numbers is 16.So, (1) becomes 16=90-a4⇒64=90-a⇒a=90-64⇒a=26 Regards 0 View Full Answer Nitin answered this 16 is the mean given in the question . we use this given data to find "excluded" number. HOPE THIS HELPED :) 0