document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=306689>Question 306689</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average age of five boys is 15 years.  A six boys joins them, making the average age 15 years and 6 months. What is the age of this sixth boy ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A  15   B   16   C  18   D  17   E  14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the average age of 5 boys is 15 years . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total of their ages = 75 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 boy joins them\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so total number of boys will be 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the average age of 11 boys is = 15 1/2 years (31/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total of their ages = 6* 31/2= 91 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total age of 6 boys - total age of 5 boys = age of 6th. boy\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "91-75= 16 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Age of 6th. boy is 16 years \r<BR>\n" );
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