The average weight of $8$ persons increases by $2.5\, kg$ when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing $65\, kg$. What is the weight of the new person? (in $kg$)

  • A
    $76$
  • B
    $76.5$
  • C
    $85$
  • D
    $85.5$

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