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5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance in cm2 of the height of these six students is:
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Options:
  • A 22
  • B 16
  • C 18
  • D 20
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 20
Let 1st5 students are

x1,x2,x3,x4 and x5

18=Ex2-Ex2

=x12+x22+x32+x42+x525-1502

x12+x22+x32+x42+x52=112590

new variance  =x12+x22+....+x52+15626-(151)2 Sincenewmean=150×5+1566=151

=112590+243366-22801

=20

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