Problema Solution

The average height of the 4 children is 148 cm. if another child joins the 4 children the average height of the children will become 150 cm. what is the height of the fifth child?

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Let


the height of the first 4 children be a, b, c, and d

x = the height of the fifth child


the average height of the children = sum from the heights of each children / the number of children


(a + b + c + d)/4 = 148 => a + b + c + d = 148*4 = 592


after the fifth child joins the average height is 150 that is


(x + a + b + c + d)/5 = 150


or


x + 592 = 750


x = 158


The fifth child is 158 cm tall.