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AP EAMCET · Maths · Statistics

What is the value of \(x\) if the mean of \(8,6,7\), \(5, x\) and 4 is 7 ?

  1. A 10
  2. B 12
  3. C 8
  4. D 6
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(B) 12

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\(\begin{aligned} & \text {Mean }=7 \\ & \begin{aligned} \frac{8+6+7+5+x+4}{6} & =7 \\ 30+x & =42 \\ x & =12 \end{aligned} \end{aligned}\) Hence, option (b) is correct.