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The following are the ages (years) of 5 people in a room: 23, 14, 16, 21, 22 A person enters the room. The mean age of the 6 people is now 24. What is the age of the person who entered the room? years
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The following are the ages (years) of 5 people in a room:

23, 14, 16, 21, 22
A person enters the room.
The mean age of the 6 people is now 24.
What is the age of the person who entered the room?
years

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Answer - 48

We know that the new mean, divided by 6, must be 24. That means you have to multiply 24 by 6 to get 144. From 144, subtract the total age of the 5 people before (so 144 - 96). This gives the age of the new person, 48.
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