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Re: The average (arithmetic mean) of the 15 numbers in a list is [#permalink]
Theory

    ➡ Average = Sum of all the Values / Total Number of Values
    ➡ Sum of all the Values = Average * Total Number of Values

The average (arithmetic mean) of the 15 numbers in a list is 16

Sum of 15 numbers = Average * 15 = 16 * 15 = 240

The average of 12 of the numbers in the list is between 8 and 14

Sum of 12 numbers = Average * 12 = Between 8*12 and 14*12 = Between 96 and 168

The average of the other 3 numbers

Average = Sum/3 = (Sum of 15 numbers - Sum of 12 numbers)/3 = Between \(\frac{240 - 168}{3}\) and \(\frac{240 - 96}{3}\)
= Between \(\frac{72}{3}\) and \(\frac{144}{3}\) = Between 24 and 48

Only 24 and 28 in the answer choices are in this range

So, Answer will be B, C.
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