SOLUTION: Let's say I know the average height of 30 students is 158cm. And then a new student is added who is 147cm. Can I recalculate the average without knowing each of the previous stude

Question 145984: Let's say I know the average height of 30 students is 158cm. And then a new student is added who is 147cm. Can I recalculate the average without knowing each of the previous student's height?
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Let's say I know the average height of 30 students is 158cm. And then a new student is added who is 147cm. Can I recalculate the average without knowing each of the previous student's height?
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You could do it this way. Assume all 30 students had a height of 158:
= = = 157.645 cm
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