The average weight of A, B, C is 40 kg, the average weight of B, D, E is 42 kg and the weight of F is equal to that of B. What is the average weight of A, B, C, D, E and F?
Correct Answer :
41 kg
Solution :
The correct option is 41 kg.
Let the weights of A, B, C, D, E, and F be represented by , , , , , and respectively.
From the first statement, the average weight of A, B, and C is 40 kg:
Multiplying both sides by 3, we get the sum of their weights:
(Equation 1)
From the second statement, the average weight of B, D, and E is 42 kg:
Multiplying both sides by 3, we get the sum of their weights:
(Equation 2)
We are also given that the weight of F is equal to the weight of B:
(Equation 3)
We need to find the average weight of all six individuals (A, B, C, D, E, and F):
Let's find the total sum of their weights, , by substituting Equation 3 () into the sum:
Notice that we can rewrite this sum using Equation 1 and Equation 2:
Substituting the values from Equation 1 and Equation 2:
Now, we calculate the average weight by dividing the total sum by the number of people, which is 6:
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