the mean weight of 6 boys in a group is 48 kg. If five students of the group weigh 51 kg, 45 kg, 49 kg, 46 kg and 44 kg, find the weight of the sixth boy

Question

the mean weight of 6 boys in a group is 48 kg If five students of
the group weigh 51 kg, 45 kg, 49 kg, 46 kg and 44 kg, find the
weight of the sixth boy

Shruti Tyagi · Accepted Answer

Dear student,

Let the weight of sixth boy be xMean of 6 boys=sum of 6 boystotal no
 of boys⇒48=51+45+49+46+44+x6⇒48×6=51+45+49+46+44+x⇒288=235+x⇒x=288-235⇒x=53thus, the weight of sixth boy is 53

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