SOLUTION: out of the 44 boys in a class 9 are of the age of 10, 15 at the age of 9, and the rest are at the age of 8. Find their average age

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Question 773472: out of the 44 boys in a class 9 are of the age of 10, 15 at the age of 9, and the rest are at the age of 8. Find their average age
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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Average is defined as: Sum of ages of all the boys/number of boys
What is the sum of all the ages?
9 boys at age 10: Total age = 9*10 = 90
15 boys at age 9: Total age = 15*9 = 225
Boys left = 44 - 9 - 15 = 20, who are at age 8
20 boys at age 8: Total age = 20*8 = 160
So total age of the class = 90+225+160 = 475
So the class has 44 boys whose age totals 475.
Average age = 475%2F44+=+10.795
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