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A tabulator while calculating the average marks of in an examination, by mistake enters , instead of and obtains the average as . Then the actual average marks of those students is:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Given data:
* Total number of students () =
* Incorrect average =
* Incorrect value recorded =
* Correct value to be recorded =

First, find the incorrect sum of marks:



Now, compute the correct sum of marks by removing the wrong entry and adding the correct entry:





Finally, calculate the actual (correct) average:

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A tabulator while calculating the average marks of in an examination, by mistake enters , instead of and obtains the average as . Then the actual average marks of those students is:
A
B
C
D

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