Let the Mean and Variance of five observations $x_1=1, x_2=3, x_3=a, x_4=7$ and $x_5=b$,where $a > b$,be $5$ and $10$ respectively. Then the Variance of the observations $n+x_n$ for $n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5$ is:

  • A
    $17$
  • B
    $16.4$
  • C
    $17.4$
  • D
    $16$

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