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The following are the ages (years) of 5 people in a room:
23,24,17,24,21
A person enters the room.
The mean age of the 6 people is now 21.
What is the age of the person who entered the room?

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Answer:

17 years

Step-by-step explanation:

The sum of the ages of the 5 people in the room is :  23 + 24 + 17 + 24 + 21 = 109

If the mean age of 6 people is 21, then the sum of the ages of the 6 people is:  6 x 21 = 126 years

To calculate the age of the peron who entered the room, subtract the sum of the ages of the initial 5 people from the sum of the ages of the 6 people:

126 - 109 = 17

So the age of the peron who entered the room is 17 years.

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