BITSAT2024MathematicsStatisticsActual
The mean of n items is X . If the first item is increased by 1 , second by 2 and so on, the new mean is :
Options
- AX + x 2
- BX +x
- CX + n +1 2
- DNone of these
Correct answer
C. X + n +1 2
Step-by-step solution
Let the items be a ₁, a ₂, . ., a _ n then X = a₁+a₂+ .+a_n n Now, according to the given condition: X = (a₁+1 )+ (a₂+2 )+ + (a_n+n ) n = X + 1+2+3+ +n n = X + n(n+1) 2 n (using sum of n natural nos.) = X + n +1 2 .