Meera has five stacks of coins, as shown under 'Before'. She moves coins from tall stacks to short ones until all five stacks are the same height. How many coins will each stack have?

Question

Accepted Answer

5. Total coins = 4 + 7 + 3 + 2 + 9 = 25 . Shared equally among 5 stacks: 25 ÷ 5 = 5 coins each. Levelling the stacks is exactly finding the mean.

Meera has five stacks of coins, as shown under 'Before'. She moves coins from tall stacks to short ones until all five stacks are the same height. How many coins will each stack have?

Step-by-Step Solution

Master this chapter in 30 minutes a day.

More Class 7 Arithmetic Mean practice