Question:
The mean of 15 numbers is 27. If each number is multiplied by 4, what will be the mean of the new numbers?
Solution:
Let the numbers be x1, x2,...x15
We know:
Mean $=\frac{\text { Sum of observa tions }}{\text { Number of observations }}$
Thus, we have:
$27=\frac{x_{1}+x_{2}+\ldots \ldots \ldots+x_{15}}{15}$
$\Rightarrow x_{1}+x_{2}+\ldots \ldots \ldots+x_{15}=405 \ldots \ldots \ldots$ (i)
After multiplication, the numbers become $4 x_{1}, 4 x_{2}, \ldots 4 x_{15}$
$\therefore$ New Mean $=\frac{4 x_{1}+4 x_{2}+\ldots \ldots+4 x_{15}}{15}$
$=\frac{4\left(x_{1}+x_{2}+\ldots \ldots+x_{15}\right)}{15}$
$=\frac{4 \times 405}{15} \quad[$ From $(\mathrm{i})]$
$=\frac{1620}{15}$
$=108$