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4 boys have a mean height of 162cm.Another boy with a height of 165cm joins them.What is the new mean height?

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Answer: 162.6cm

Explanation:

4 boys have a mean height of 162cm. Their total height will be the average multiplied by the number of boys which will be:

= 162 × 4

= 648cm

A new boy with height of 165cm joined. This means that we now have 5 boys and their total height will be:

= 648cm + 165cm

= 813cm

The new mean height will be:

= Total height / Number of boys

= 813 / 5

= 162.6cm

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