The mean and variance of the marks obtained by $n$ students in a test are $10$ and $4$ respectively. Later,the marks of one of the students is increased from $8$ to $12$. If the new mean of the marks is $10.2$,then their new variance is equal to:

  • A
    $4.04$
  • B
    $4.08$
  • C
    $3.96$
  • D
    $3.92$

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