Question
Download Solution PDFThe average weight of apples in a basket is 50 kg. 6 more apples with the average weight of 60 kg are added in the basket. If the average weight of the basket is increased by 5 kg, then find the number of apples in the basket originally.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The average weight of apples in the original basket = 50 kg
Additional apples added = 6
The average weight of the additional apples = 60 kg
Increase in average weight = 5 kg
Formula:
To calculate the average, we divide the sum of all the values by the total number of values.
Solution:
Let's assume the number of apples in the original basket is 'n'.
(50n + 6 × 60)/(n + 6) = 50 + 5
(50n + 360)/(n + 6) = 55
50n + 360 = 55n + 330
5n = 30
n = 6
Therefore, the number of apples in the basket originally is 6.
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