Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Average

    The average age of a family of 5 members is 25 years. If the age of the youngest member be 9 years. Just before the birth of the youngest member, the average age of the family was: (in years)

    ক)
    15
    খ)
    20
    গ)
    21
    ঘ)
    12
    ঙ)
    None of these

    Explanation

    According to the given information, We know that, Mean = (Sum of all observations)/(Number of observations) Average age of family members = 25 (∑F + 9)/5=25 ∑F + 9 = 125 ∑F = 116 Average age of 4 members 9 years ago = ∑F−(9×4)4=116−364  =  20\frac{{\sum F - \left( {9 \times 4} \right)}}{4} = \frac{{116 - 36}}{4}\; = \;20 years

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