The average age of a group of 10 persons was decreased by 3 years when one person, whose age was 44 years, was replaced by a new person. Find the age of the new person?	Select the correct option.
A) 18	B) 56	C) 12	D) 17	E) 14

Rationale: "initial average age of the 10 persons be p . age of the new person q . sum of the ages of the initial 10 persons = 10 p new average = ( p - 3 ) 10 ( p - 3 ) = 10 p - 44 + q = > q = 14 answer : e"
Answer: E