2005 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 5
Problem
The average (mean) of 20 numbers is 30, and the average of 30 other numbers is 20. What is the average of all 50 numbers?
Solution
The sum of the first 20 numbers is 
and the sum of the other 30 numbers is 
. Hence the overall average is 
.
See also
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