The mean and the standard deviation of a data set of $8$ items are $25$ and $5$ respectively. If two items $15$ and $25$ are added to this data,then the variance of the new data is:

  • A
    $29$
  • B
    $24$
  • C
    $26$
  • D
    $\sqrt{29}$

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