Mean weight of $m$ boys; find $m$

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Mean weight of m boys is $43$ kg. If the teacher who weighs $63$kg is included the mean becomes $45$ kg. What is the value of $m$?

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Solve for $\sum{x_i}$ and $m$:

$\sum{x_i}/m=43$ and $(\sum{x_i} +63)/(m+1)=45$