The average marks secured by 36 students was 52. But it was discovered that an item 64 was misread as 46. What is the correct mean of marks 1). 54 2). 53.5 3). 53 4). 52.5
Difference of correct marks and incorrect marks is 64 - 46 = 18
It means 18 marks was not included in finding average
So we divide 18 among 36 I.e 18 / 36 = 0.5
52 + 0.5 = 52.5