Question
Average marks of three sections of Class XI is given below. Calculate combined mean from the data.
Section
Mean Marks
Number of students
A
75
50
B
60
60
C
55
50

Answer

Combined Mean $(\overline{\text{X}}_1,\overline{\text{X}}_2,\overline{\text{X}}_3)=\frac{\text{N}_1\overline{\text{X}}_1+\text{N}_2\overline{\text{X}}_2+\text{N}_3\overline{\text{X}}_3}{\text{N}_1+\text{N}_2+\text{N}_3}$$=\frac{(50\times75)+(60\times60)+(50\times55)}{50+60+50}$
$=\frac{3750+3600+2750}{160}$
$=\frac{10100}{160}$
$=63.12$

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