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| − | Since an <math>18</math> year old left from a group of people averaging <math>30</math>, The remaining people must total <math>30 - 18 = 12</math> years older than <math>30</math>. Therefore, the average is <math>\ | + | Since an <math>18</math> year old left from a group of people averaging <math>30</math>, The remaining people must total <math>30 - 18 = 12</math> years older than <math>30</math>. Therefore, the average is <math>\dfrac{12}{4} = 3</math> years over <math>30</math>. Giving us <math> \boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 33} </math> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 13:13, 9 December 2012
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Problem
The average age of 
people in a room is 
years. An 
-year-old person leaves
the room. What is the average age of the four remaining people?
Solution 1
Let 
be the average of the remaining 
people.
The equation we get is 
Simplify,
Therefore, the answer is 
Solution 2
Since an year old left from a group of people averaging , The remaining people must total 
years older than . Therefore, the average is 
years over . Giving us
See Also
| 2007 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
