The average age of a family of 6 members is 24 years.If the age of the youngest member is 8 years,what was the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member?
Options:
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 21
(D) 12
(E) 19 Stream of consciousness first, then make a decision:
Present age of total members = 6 X 24 = 144
8 yrs back their ages were = 6 x 8 = 48
Ages at the birth of youngest member = 144 - 48 = 96
Therefore, avg age at the birth of youngest member = 96/6 = 16.
Thus, the answer is (B).