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The average age of a family consisting 15 person is 42 years .when two person aged 36 years and X years is replaced by 2 new person of average age 21 years of another family then average increases by 1 year .find the value of X . किसी परिवार के 15 व्यक्तियों की औसत आयु 42 वर्ष है | जब दो व्यक्ति जिनकी आयु 36 वर्ष और X वर्ष है ,को दूसरे परिवार के 21 वर्ष औसत आयु वाले 2 नए व्यक्तिओं से विस्थापित किया जाता है | तो उस परिवार की औसत आयु 1 वर्ष बढ़ जाती है | X का मान ज्ञात कीजिए |

  1. 13

  2. 11

  3. 7

  4. 9

  5. None of these इनमें से कोई नहीं

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Original sum = 15 × 42 = 630 years. After replacing two people aged 36 and X with two people averaging 21 years, the new sum = 630 - 36 - X + 42 = 636 + X. New average = (636 + X)/15 = 43. Solving: 636 + X = 645, so X = 9. The average increases by 1 year as stated.