The mean of a set of observations is x-. If each observation is divided by, α≠0 and then is increased by 10, then the mean of the new set is
x¯α
x¯+10α
x¯+10αα
αx¯+10
Let x1,x2,x3,…xn be n observations. Then
x¯=1n∑i=1n xi∴ New mean, X¯=1n∑i=1n xiα+10=1α1n∑i=1n xi+1n⋅(10n)=1αx¯+10=x¯+10αα