The average age of a group of persons going for a picnic is $16.75 \text{ years}$. $20$ new persons with an average age of $13.25 \text{ years}$ join the group on the spot,due to which the average age of the group becomes $15 \text{ years}$. Find the number of persons initially going for the picnic.

  • A
    $24$
  • B
    $20$
  • C
    $15$
  • D
    $18$

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