2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 5
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- The following problem is from both the 2013 AMC 12B #5 and 2013 AMC 10B #6, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
The average age of fifth-graders is . The average age of of their parents is . What is the average age of all of these parents and fifth-graders?
Solution
The sum of the ages of the fifth graders is , while the sum of the ages of the parents is . Therefore, the total sum of all their ages must be , and given people in total, their average age is .
See also
2013 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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