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AP EAMCET · Maths · Statistics

The mean marks of 25 boys in a class is 61 and the mean marks of 35 girls in the same class is 58 . Then, the mean of all 60 students is

  1. A 56.25
  2. B 59.25
  3. C 57.25
  4. D 63.25
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(B) 59.25

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Number of boys \(=25\) Mean marks of boys \(=61\) Number of girls \(=35\) Mean marks of girls \(=58\) Total mean of all 60 students \(=\frac{61 \times 25+35 \times 58}{60}\) \[ =\frac{1525+2030}{60}=\frac{3555}{60}=59.25 \]