The average weight of a certain number of students in a class is 55.5 kg. If 4 students with average weight 60 kg join the class, then the average weight of all students in the class increases by 360 g. The number of students in the class, initially, is:
Let the initial number of students = n
Average of the weight of 'n' students = 55.55
Sum of the weight of 'n' students = 55.55n
Sum of the weight of 4 students = 60 x 4 = 240 kg
According to the problem,
$$\frac{55.55n+240}{n+4}=55.55+\frac{360}{1000}$$
$$\frac{55.55n+240}{n+4}=55.55+0.36$$
$$\frac{55.55n+240}{n+4}=55.86$$
55.55n + 240 = 55.86n + 223.44
0.36n = 16.56
n = 46
The initial number of students = n = 46
Hence, the correct answer is Option A
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