The mean of numbers is . One of the numbers, , is removed. What is the mean of the remaining numbers?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: The total is . Step 2. After removing the total is over numbers, so the mean is . **Answer: . Why not the others:** : This is , assuming the mean falls by . : This subtracts instead of . : Removing a value above the mean must lower the mean.

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