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A class has 100 students with an average weight of 60 kg. If there are 50 boys with an average weight of 70 kg, what is the average weight of the girls and are they heavier than boys?

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50 kg\text{50 kg}

Step-by-step solution

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a) To determine if girls are heavier than boys on average, we need to calculate the average weight of the girls.

  1. Calculate the total weight of all students in the class.

    There are 100 students with an average weight of 60 kg.

    Total class weight=100 students×60 kg/student=6000 kg\text{Total class weight} = 100 \text{ students} \times 60 \text{ kg/student} = 6000 \text{ kg}
  2. Calculate the total weight of the boys.

    There are 50 boys with an average weight of 70 kg.

    Total boys’ weight=50 boys×70 kg/boy=3500 kg\text{Total boys' weight} = 50 \text{ boys} \times 70 \text{ kg/boy} = 3500 \text{ kg}
  3. Determine the number of girls.

    Number of girls=Total students−Number of boys=100−50=50 girls\text{Number of girls} = \text{Total students} - \text{Number of boys} = 100 - 50 = 50 \text{ girls}
  4. Calculate the total weight of the girls.

    Total girls’ weight=Total class weight−Total boys’ weight\text{Total girls' weight} = \text{Total class weight} - \text{Total boys' weight} Total girls’ weight=6000 kg−3500 kg=2500 kg\text{Total girls' weight} = 6000 \text{ kg} - 3500 \text{ kg} = 2500 \text{ kg}
  5. Calculate the average weight of the girls.

    Average girls’ weight=Total girls’ weightNumber of girls\text{Average girls' weight} = \frac{\text{Total girls' weight}}{\text{Number of girls}} Average girls’ weight=2500 kg50 girls=50 kg/girl\text{Average girls' weight} = \frac{2500 \text{ kg}}{50 \text{ girls}} = 50 \text{ kg/girl}
  6. Compare the average weights.

    The average weight of girls is 50 kg.
    The average weight of boys is 70 kg.
    Since 50 kg<70 kg50 \text{ kg} < 70 \text{ kg}, girls are not heavier than boys on average.

    On average, girls are not heavier than boys. The average weight of girls is 50 kg\boxed{\text{50 kg}}, while the average weight of boys is 70 kg.

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