SOLUTION: The average age of the boys in a class of 20 boys is 15.6 years. What will be the average age if 5 new boys come whose average is 15.4 years

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Question 725584: The average age of the boys in a class of 20 boys is 15.6 years. What will be the average age if 5 new boys come whose average is 15.4 years
Answer by god2012(113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Average of 20 boys = 15.6
Average of 5 new boys = 15.4
New average of 25 boys = (15.6 * 20 + 15.4*5)/25 = 15.56 years

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