The average marks of 100 students in a class are 48. But while calculating it the marks of a student were written 73 instead of 53. Find out the correct arithmetic mean.
Incorrect ΣX
= N × = 100 × 48 = 4800
Correct ΣX = 4800 - 73 + 53 = 4780
4780
Hence Correct = 4780/100 = 47.8.