The mean of 100 items was found to be 30. If at the time of calculation, two items were wrongly taken as 32 and 12 instead of 23 and 11, then the correct mean is -
A
29.8
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B
28.8
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C
29.9
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D
28.9
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Solution
The correct option is C
29.9 ¯¯¯x=30⇒S100100=30⇒S100=3000Correct sum=S100−32−12+23+11=3000−10=2990Correct mean=2990100=29.9