The mean age of 5 people in a room is 33 years. A person enters the room. The mean age is now 37. What is the age of the person who entered the room?

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Sandiejat · Answer 1 · 2022-10-19T21:20:47+0000

Mean is the average,

The total ages with 5 people would be 5 x 33 = 165

the total ages with the 6th person is 6 x 37 = 222

The age of the 6th person is 222 - 165 = 57 years old.