Let $X = \{x \in N : 1 \leq x \leq 17\}$ and $Y = \{ax + b : x \in X \text{ and } a, b \in R, a > 0\}$. If the mean and variance of the elements of $Y$ are $17$ and $216$ respectively,then $a + b$ is equal to:

  • A
    $-7$
  • B
    $7$
  • C
    $9$
  • D
    $-27$

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