proof of the sample mean being the unbiased estimator of population mean in Simple Random Sampling with Replacement

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Im'm looking for the simplest proof of the sample mean being the unbiased estimator of population mean in Simple Random Sampling with Replacement.

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With appropriate definitions, and bits of explanation:

$E(\bar X) = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n E(X_i) = \frac{1}{n}n\mu = \mu.$