The mean and variance of $n$ observations are $8$ and $16$, respectively. If the sum of the first $(n - 1)$ observations is $48$ and the sum of squares of the first $(n - 1)$ observations is $496$, then the value of $n$ is:

  • A
    $21$
  • B
    $16$
  • C
    $13$
  • D
    $7$

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