The mean weight of 9 items is 15. If one more item is added to the series, the mean becomes 16. The value of 10th item is
(25)
Let x1,x2,x3,…,x9 are 9 items then their mean⇒x1+x2+x3+⋯+x99=15
∴ ∑i=19xi=135 If one more item x10 is added then ∑i=110xi=135+x10
∴ mean x¯=135+x1010=16
∴ x10=160-135=25