Question

The mean age of 5 children of a family is 12 years. If four of them are respectively 6,11,13 and 16 years. Find the age of fifth child.

Answer 1

the age of child is 14

Answer 2

given
mean age of 5 children is 12
acc to ques
let the age of 5th child be x years
(6+11+13+16+x)/5=12
46+x=12*5
46+x=60
x=60-46=14
the age of the fifth child is 14 years.