AVERAGE

The average of the number of quantities of observations of the

same kind is their sum divided by their number. The average is
also called average value or mean value or arithmetic mean.
Average = (Sum of quantities or observations)/(Number
of quantities or observations)
Let x , x , x ......... x ; are the N given number quantities. Then,
Average (A ) = x + x + x + .......... +x /N
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Example:
The marks of a student in English, Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry are 59, 82, 76 and 43 respectively. Find the average
marks.
Solution:
Average marks,
= (59+82+76+43)/4
=260/4=65.

Concept of Weighted Average:

When we have 2 or more groups whose individuals averages
are known, then to find the combined average of all the
element of all the groups we use weighted average. Thus, if we
have k groups with average A , A , A , .....A and having n , n ,
n , ....... n elements then the weighted average is given by,
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A = (n A + n A +n A + ....... +n A /n +n + n + ...... + n )
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Example:

A school has only three classes that contains 10, 20 and 30

students respectively. The pass percentage of these classes are
20%, 30% and 40% respectively. Find the pass percentage of
the entire school.
Solution:
Using weighted average:
(10*0.2+20*0.3+30*0.4) / (10+20+30)
= 20/60
= 33.33 %.