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Question-

The average height of 27 persons was recorded as $162 cm$. If the height of Shreya was deleted from the observation, the average height reduced by $1 cm$. What was Shreya’s height?

(1) $184 cm$.

(2) $226 cm$.

(3) $179 cm$.

(4) $186 cm$.

(5) None of these

(IBPS RRBs Office Assistant CWE Exam. 09.09.2012)

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Correct Answer: 5

Solution: (5)

Tricky approach

Height of Shreyas is 5 feet 10 inches

$=162+26=188 cm$