alleryRemoving a 54 kg bag lowers the mean from 40 to 38 kg. Original bag count?
A7
B6
C9
D8
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 8
If there were n bags, 40n − 54 = 38(n − 1), which gives n = 8.
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