Math, asked by jaskanwar555, 1 year ago

The average of 6 numbers is 12 if each number is decresed by 2 then find the average of new numbers

Answers

Answered by ankitkumarsahani2005
0
let x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,x6 be the 6 numbers whose avg is 12.

so, x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6=12*6

now if we subtract 2 from each:

x1–2+x2–2+x3–2+x4–2+x5–2+x6–2=96

=> x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6=72–12

=>x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6=60

therefore the avg of the 6 numbers=60/6

= 10

i hope it will help u
Similar questions