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The mean daily pocket money of 35 pupils in another class is m cents. Given that the mean daily pocket money of the 80 pupils from these two classes is 72.25 cents, calculate the value of m.

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Answer:-0.696

Explanation:Let the total daily pocket money of the 35 pupils in the other class "A" and the total daily pocket money of all 80 pupils "B".

The mean daily pocket money of the 35 pupils in the other class is m cents, so:

A = 35 * m

The mean daily pocket money of all 80 pupils is 72.25 cents, so:

B = 80 * 72.25

Since we know the total pocket money of both classes, we can use this information to solve for m:

A + B = 115 * m

35 * m + 80 * 72.25 = 115 * m

35 * m = 115 * m - 80 * 72.25

35 * m = 115 * m - 5780

5780 = 115 * m - 35 * m

5780=80 * m

Finally, we can solve for m:

m = 5780/80

m = 72.25

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