SOLUTION: Please help! the average age of 8 men is decreased by 2 years when two of them whose ages are 22 and 28 are replaced by two young boys what is average age of two boys?

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the average age of 8 men is decreased by 2 years when two of them whose ages are 22 and 28 are replaced by two young boys what is average age of two boys?

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the average age of men be
if the average is decreased by years when two of them replaced by two young boys

if two of those who are replaced are and old, then we have







-> age of two young boys
then average age of two boys is





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