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    Question

    Average weight of a group of ‘x’ people increased by

    1.5 kg, when a person weighing 56 kg joined the group while the average weight increased by 2 kg when two persons weighing 51 kg, each, joined the group. Find the value of ‘x’. 
    A 11 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 13 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 8 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 12 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Number of people in the group = ‘x’
    Let, average weight of each person in the grouop be ‘y’ kg
    Total weight of all the persons in the group = x × y = ‘xy’ kg
    ATQ,
    (xy + 56) = (x + 1) × (y + 1.5)
    Or, xy + 56 = xy + y + 1.5x + 1.5
    Or, y + 1.5x = 54.5
    So, y = 54.5 – 1.5x ------------(I)
    Also,
    (xy + 51 × 2) = (x + 2) × (y + 2)
    Or, xy + 102 = xy + 2y + 2x + 4
    Or, y + x = 49 ------------ (II)
    Putting value of ‘y’ from equation (I) in equation (II), we get
    54.5 – 1.5x + x = 49
    Or, 0.5x = 5.5
    So, x = 11
    So, value of ‘x’ = 11

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