Q. The mean age of a combined group of men and women is 25 yr. If the mean age of the group of men is 26 yr and that of the group of women is 21 yr, then the percentage of men and women in the group are respectively

A) 60, 40
B) 80, 20
C) 20, 80
D) 40, 60
Explanation

(b)
The formula for combined mean is
$\overline{X} = \frac{n_{1}{\overline{X}}_{1} + n_{2}{\overline{X}}_{2}}{n_{1} + n_{2}}$
We are given $\overline{X} = 25,\ {\overline{X}}_{1} = 26,\ {\overline{X}}_{2} = 21$. Let $n_{1} + n_{2} = 100$
and $n_{1}$ denotes men and $n_{2}$ denotes women
$n_{2} = 100 - n_{1}$
$\therefore 25 = \frac{26n_{1} + 21(100 - n_{1})}{100}\ \ \Rightarrow \ \ n_{1} = 80$
So, $n_{2} = 20$
Hence, the percentage of men and women is 80 and 20 respectively

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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