The arithmetic mean of 100 observations is 50. If 10 is added to each observation then what will be the new arithmetic mean ?

Explanation

When a constant value is added to each observation in a dataset, the arithmetic mean increases by the same constant. Thus, the new mean is 50 + 10 = 60.

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