A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 53. Due to the average marks for the class got increased by half. The number of pupils in the class is? Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 18
B) 82
C) 60
D) 27
E) 29

Rationale: "let there be x pupils in the class . total increase in marks = ( x * 1 / 2 ) = x / 2 x / 2 = ( 83 - 53 ) = > x / 2 = 30 = > x = 60 . answer : c"
Answer: C