Question

A man was taking the average age of a group of
16 children on a picnic By mistake be included the
40 - year old teacher, which increased his answer
by 2. What is the actual average age of the
16 children ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

6 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let A be the Average of the children

(16A+40)/17 = (A+2)

16A+40 = 17A +34

A = 6