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The mean of first 3 terms is 14 and the mean of next 2 terms is 18. The meanof 5 numbers is -(a) 14.5(b) 15(c) 14(d) 15.6

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The mean of first 3 terms is 14 and the mean of next 2 terms is 18. The meanof 5 numbers is -(a) 14.5(b) 15(c) 14(d) 15.6

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To solve this problem, we need to understand that the mean (or average) of a set of numbers is the sum of the numbers divided by the count of numbers.

  1. The mean of the first 3 terms is 14. Therefore, the sum of the first 3 terms is 14 * 3 = 42.

  2. The mean of the next 2 terms is 18. Therefore, the sum of the next 2 terms is 18 * 2 = 36.

  3. The total sum of all 5 numbers is 42 (from the first 3 terms) + 36 (from the next 2 terms) = 78.

  4. The mean of all 5 numbers is the total sum divided by the count of numbers, which is 78 / 5 = 15.6.

So, the answer is (d) 15.6.

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