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The average weight of 45 passengers in a bus is 52 kg. 5 of them whose average weight is 48 kg leave the bus and other 5 passengers whose average weight is 54 kg join the bus at the same stop. What is the new average weight of the bus?

Correct Answer: 52.66 kgs

Explanation:

Given total number of passengers in the bus = 45


First average weight of 45 passengers = 52 kgs


Average weight of 5 passengers who leave bus = 48


Average weight of passengers who joined the bus = 54


Therefore, the net average weight of the bus is given by


=   45   x   52   -   5   x   48   +   5   x   54 45   =   2370 45 =   158 3 =   52 . 66   kgs .


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