gmat prep q 3

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by Vignesh.4384 » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:45 am
Is the answer E ?

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by rhymes_with_luck » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:16 am
look at first 5 numbers, there average will be 80

sum 5*80,
next two 2*105
next 3 3*130

average of the series (5*80 +2*105+ 3*130)/10

now check which numbers are less than average - 1*SD

answer will be two numbers

Is there any better way?