The average height of 27 persons was recorded as 162 cm. If the height of Shreyas was deleted from the observation, the average height reduced by 1 cm. What was Shreyas' height?

184 cm

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226 cm

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179 cm

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186 cm

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is E None of these
Here, value of removed item
=162 - (1 - 27) $\times$ 1
= 162 - (-26)
= 162 + 26
= 188 cm

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The average height of 27 persons was recorded as 162 cm. If the height of Shreyas was deleted from the observation, the average height reduced by 1 cm. What was Shreyas' height?

The correct option is E None of theseHere, value of removed item =162 - (1 - 27) × 1 = 162 - (-26) = 162 + 26 = 188 cm

The correct option is E None of these
Here, value of removed item
=162 - (1 - 27) $\times$ 1
= 162 - (-26)
= 162 + 26
= 188 cm