A total of 22 men and 26 women were at a party. The average (arithmetic mean) age of all of the people at the party was exactly 35 years. If the average age of the men was exactly 38 years, which of the following was closest to the average age, in years, of the women? () 31.0 31.5 32.0 32.5 33.0

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A total of 22 men and 26 women were at a party. The average
(arithmetic mean) age of all of the people at the party was exactly 35
years. If the average age of the men was exactly 38 years, which of the
following was closest to the average age, in years, of the women?
W
(D)
31.0
31.5
32.0
32.5
33.0
Transcribed Image Text:A total of 22 men and 26 women were at a party. The average (arithmetic mean) age of all of the people at the party was exactly 35 years. If the average age of the men was exactly 38 years, which of the following was closest to the average age, in years, of the women? W (D) 31.0 31.5 32.0 32.5 33.0
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