the average age of a group of 10 persons was decreased by 3 years when one person , whose age was 48 years , was replaced by a new person . find the age of the new person ?
"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 - 48 + q = > q = 18 answer : a"
subtract(48, multiply(10, 3))