Given,
Mean and variance of 7 observation is given as 8&16 respectively,
So using the formula of mean we get, xˉ=7S⇒S=8×7=56
Now if we remove 14 sum will be S=56−14=42 and new mean will be a=642=7
Now using the formula of variance we get,
7∑i=16xi2+142−(xˉ)2=16
⇒7∑i=16xi2+142−82=16
⇒7∑i=16xi2+142=80
⇒i=1∑6xi2+142=560
⇒i=1∑6xi=364
Now, new variance b=6∑i=16xi2−a2=6364−72=335
Hence, the value of a+3b−5=7+35−5=37