The mean of 40 observation was 160. It was detected on rechecking that the value of 165 was wrongly copied as 125 for computation of mean . Find the correct mean .
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Step-by-step explanation:
since the value of 165 was copied as 125 there was a decrease in the sum of the numbers by 40
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sum of the numbers with 125
160x 40 = 6400
sum of numbers without 125
6400-125 = 6275.
correct sum of the numbers
6275+165 = 6440
correct mean
6440/40 = 161
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