Question

The mean age of 5 children of a family is 12 years if 4 of them are respectively 6 11 13 and 16 years find the age of The Fifth Child​

Answer 1

Let the age of the fifth child be x years
Then the mean of age is equal to some of the ages upon the number of childrenTherefore 12 is equal to 6+11+13+16+ X upon five Sir 12 is equal to 46+ X upon five
So it will be X +46 is equal to 60
Then X is equal to 60-46 is equal to 14 years

Answer 2

Answer:

It is stated in the question that the average age of 5 children is 12 years. Hence we get the age of the fifth child. Therefore, the age of the fifth child =14 years