JEE Main · 2009 · 12 Apr 2009 · Offline · Statistics

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If the mean deviation of number from their mean is 255, then the is equal to
  1. (A)10.0
  2. (B)20.0
  3. (C)10.1✓ Correct
  4. (D)20.2

Answer: (C)

Solution

The numbers form an arithmetic progression of 101 terms whose mean is the middle value . The deviations from this mean run , and their sum is . The mean deviation is this sum divided by 101, so , giving .

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