The average of 8 numbers is 12. If each number is increased by 2. The average of new set of numbers is.

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If the average of 8 numbers is 12, their sum must be 96....and if we increase each of them by 2, the new sum must be 16 more = 112

So 112 / 8 = 14 (and that's the new average......as we might have predicted!!!)

CPhill Dec 8, 2014

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2014-12-08T09:26:21

If the average of 8 numbers is 12, their sum must be 96....and if we increase each of them by 2, the new sum must be 16 more = 112

So 112 / 8 = 14 (and that's the new average......as we might have predicted!!!)