The average marks of $10$ students in a class was $60$ with a standard deviation of $4$,while the average marks of another $10$ students was $40$ with a standard deviation of $6$. If all the $20$ students are taken together,their combined standard deviation will be:

  • A
    $5$
  • B
    $7.5$
  • C
    $9.8$
  • D
    $11.2$

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