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The following are the ages (years) of 5 people in a room: 12, 20, 22, 22, 23 A person enters the room. The mean age of the 6 people is now 23. What is the age of the person who entered the room?

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Answer:

39

Explanation:

12+20+22+22+23=99

new mean=23

23*6=138

138-99=39

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