SOLUTION: The average age of 25 boys in a class is 12 years. If three boys aged 13, 14 and 15 and two boys each of age 16 years are admitted to the class, what will the new average age of

Question 1055437: The average age of 25 boys in a class is 12 years. If three boys aged 13, 14 and 15 and
two boys each of age 16 years are admitted to the class, what will the new average
age of the boys be?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

So then the total of all the ages, T, is,

So then adding the three boys will make this,

So now find the average with the additional 5 boys,

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