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Twenty girls and y boys sat on an examination. The mean marks obtained by the girls and boys were 52 and 57 respectively. if the total score for both girls and boys was 2750, find y.

A.

51

B.

48

C.

30

D.

25

E.

18

Correct answer is C

Let the total score for the girls and the boys be A and B respectively.

A20=52A=52×20

A = 1040

By=57B=57y

1040 + 57y = 2750

57y = 2750 - 1040

57y = 1710

y = 171057

y = 30