There are 25 students in a class at the beginning of the school year and the average number of siblings for each student is three. A new student with eight siblings joins the class in November does the average number of siblings that each student has go up?

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Jaden Weeks

22 May, 17:49

There are 25 students in a class at the beginning of the school year and the average number of siblings for each student is three. A new student with eight siblings joins the class in November does the average number of siblings that each student has go up?

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Caden Paul · Answer 1

Answer: Yes. The new average is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

25 students at 3 siblings each = 75 siblings

26 students has 75 siblings + 8 siblings = 83 siblings

New average is 83 siblings : 26 students = 3.19 siblings per students