The mean and variance of eight observations are 9 and 9.25, respectively. If six of the observations are 6, 7, 10, 12, 12 and 13, find the remaining two observations.

Let the remaining two observations be x and y.

Therefore, the observations are 6, 7, 10, 12, 12, 13, x, y.

From (1), we obtain

x² + y² + 2xy = 144 …(3)

From (2) and (3), we obtain

2xy = 64 … (4)

Subtracting (4) from (2), we obtain

x² + y² – 2xy = 80 – 64 = 16

⇒ x – y = ± 4 … (5)

Therefore, from (1) and (5), we obtain

x = 8 and y = 4, when x – y = 4

x = 4 and y = 8, when x – y = –4

Thus, the remaining observations are 4 and 8.