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The average age of <math>33</math> fifth-graders is <math>11</math>. The average age of <math>55</math> of their parents is <math>33</math>. What is the average age of all of these parents and fifth-graders? | The average age of <math>33</math> fifth-graders is <math>11</math>. The average age of <math>55</math> of their parents is <math>33</math>. What is the average age of all of these parents and fifth-graders? | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 7 April 2013
- The following problem is from both the 2013 AMC 12B #5 and 2013 AMC 10B #6, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
The average age of 
fifth-graders is 
. The average age of 
of their parents is . What is the average age of all of these parents and fifth-graders?
Solution
The sum of the ages of the fifth graders is 
, while the sum of the ages of the parents is 
. Therefore, the total sum of all their ages must be 
, and given 
people in total, their average age is 
.
See also
| 2013 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
