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 The average weight of 8 persons increases by 1.5kg when a person weighting 65kg is replaced by a new person. What could be the weight of the new person?

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 The average weight of 8 persons increases by 1.5kg when a person weighting 65kg is replaced by a new person. What could be the weight of the new person?

A). 75 kgs

B). 76 kgs

C). 77 kgs

D). 78 kgs


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77 kgs



Let the average weight of 8 persons be 'x'

years and the age of the new person be 'y' years

so, (8x - 65 + y) / 8  = x+1.5

so, y = 77kgs

65 + 8X1.5 = 77 kgs

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