The average height of 13 girls in a class is 144(8/13)cm. The average height of 11 boys in a class is 169(5/11)cm. There are only 24 student in the class. What is the overall average height (in cm) of all the students together in the class?

A 156

B 159

C 166

D 178

Solution

Correct Answer: Option A

total height of girls = 13 x 144(8/13)
                            = 1880 cm

total height of boys = 11 x 69(5/11)
                             = 1864cm

Average height of all the students,
= (1880+1864)/24
= 156cm

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