The mean age of $25$ teachers in a school is $40 \text{ years}$. $A$ teacher retires at the age of $60 \text{ years}$ and a new teacher is appointed in his place. If now the mean age of the teachers in this school is $39 \text{ years}$,then the age (in years) of the newly appointed teacher is

  • A
    $25$
  • B
    $30$
  • C
    $35$
  • D
    $40$

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