The average of marks in Mathematics for 5 students was found to do 50. Later, it was discovered that in the case of one student the marks 48 were misread as 84. The correct average is :
A. 40.2
B. 40.8
C. 42.8
D. 48.2
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Answer-C
Solution-
Solution(By Apex Team)
$\begin{array}{l}\text{According to the question,}\\
\text{ Correct average }\\
=\Large\frac{5\times50+48-84}{5}\\
=\Large\frac{250-36}{5}\\
=\Large\frac{214}{5}\\
=42.8\end{array}$