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A human resources department needs to calculate the average age of all employees in a company. Which of the following pieces of information, IF KNOWN, would be SUFFICIENT to calculate the exact average age?

A The total number of employees and the sum of all employee ages.
B The median age of employees and the range of ages.
C The age of the youngest employee, the age of the oldest employee, and the total number of employees.
D None of the above are sufficient.

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

The average (mean) is calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of values. Therefore, knowing the sum of all employee ages and the total number of employees is sufficient.

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