WBCS.LIVE practice question

The arithmetic mean of a set of 16 observations is 12. If 8 is subtracted from each of six of these observations, then the new arithmetic mean is___.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 11
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 15

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 9