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Femme_physics
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Homework Statement
The average monthly expense of a certain family during 11 months is 4000 shekels, with a standard deviation of 100 shekels.
Afterwards they added to the calculations the family's expense at the 12th month, and they found the average remained unchanged.
A) What was the family expense in the 12th month
B) Calculate the standard deviation
The Attempt at a Solution
Question A is easy, 4000.
Question B I thought was also easy, but I'm getting the wrong answer.
In my mind it should stay a 100!
The standard deviation so far was a 100, so I kept it like that, added the 12th month expense minus the average squared, all under square root, and I get a 100. Turns out it's not the answer. I'm not sure where my booboo is. Can anyone help me see it?
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