document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896350>Question 896350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the mean weight of 7 people is 61kg. another person joins the group and the mean falls to 59kg. what is the weight of the 8th person </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For the seven people:  61 = sum/7<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum = 61*7 = 427<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the eight people:  59 = sum/8 so sum = 59*8 = 472<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference is the weight of the 8th person:  472 - 427 = 45 kg<BR>\n" );
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