Measures of Central Tendency and DispersionMCQMTP Dec 2023 Series IQuestion 2922 of 473
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The mean salary of a group of 50\displaystyle 50 persons is Rs. 5850\displaystyle 5850. Later on it is discovered that the salary of one has been wrongly taken as Rs. 8000\displaystyle 8000 instead of Rs. 7500\displaystyle 7500. The corrected mean salary is

Options

ARs. 5854\displaystyle 5854
BRs. 5846\displaystyle 5846
CRs. 5640\displaystyle 5640
DNone of these
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Correct Answer

✅ Option d — None of these

All Options:

  • ARs. 5854\displaystyle 5854
  • BRs. 5846\displaystyle 5846
  • CRs. 5640\displaystyle 5640
  • DNone of these

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Detailed Solution & Explanation

**Step 1: Original (wrong) total sum.** Wrong sum=50×5850=292500\text{Wrong sum} = 50 \times 5850 = 292500 **Step 2: Correct the sum.** Correct sum=292500−8000+7500=292000\text{Correct sum} = 292500 - 8000 + 7500 = 292000 **Step 3: Compute correct mean.** Correct mean=29200050=5840\text{Correct mean} = \frac{292000}{50} = 5840 **Note:** The correct mean is **Rs. 5840**. Looking at the options: Option C is Rs. 5640, Option B is Rs. 5846, neither matches exactly. However 5840 is not among options A, B, C exactly. The `correct_option` is D (None of these), but 5840 is very close to but not the same as any option. Given these options, **D (None of these)** is technically the correct choice since 5840 ≠ 5854, 5846, or 5640. Hence, **Option D** is the correct answer.

About This Chapter: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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Key Topics

Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation

The core foundation of Statistics. This chapter covers Mean (Arithmetic, Geometric, Harmonic), Median, Mode, and their properties. It also explores measures of spread like Range, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation, and Quartile Deviation.

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