The mean and variance of 5 observations are 5 and 8 respectively. If 3 observations are , then the sum of cubes of the remaining two observations is
- (A)1072✓ Correct
- (B)1792
- (C)1216
- (D)1456
Answer: (A)
Solution
Let the two unknown observations be and . The mean condition gives , so . The variance condition gives , so . Then , so , and are the roots of , namely and . The sum of their cubes is .
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