Quiz Discussion

The average of the first five multiples of 3 is-

• 1] 3
• 2] 9
• 3] 12
• 4] 15

The mean weight of 34 students of a school is 42 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the mean rises by 400 grams. Find the weight of the teacher (in kg.)

• 1] 55 kg
• 2] 57 kg
• 3] 66 kg
• 4] 56 kg

From a class of 42 boys, a boy aged 10 years goes away and in his place, a new boy is admitted. If on account of this change, the average age of the boys in that class increases by 2 months, the age of the newcomer is :

• 1] 19 years
• 2] 17 years
• 3] 10 years 6 months
• 4] 12 years 2 months

The average weight of 10 oarsmen in a boat is increased by 1.5kg when one of the crew who weighs 58kg is replaced by a new man.

• 1]

  73 Kg

• 2]

  64 Kg

• 3]

  12 Kg

• 4]

  34 Kg

The average of 6 numbers is 7. The average of three numbers of them is 5. What will be the average of remaining numbers?

• 1] 15
• 2] 30
• 3] 9
• 4] 42

In a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11 years. If the average of the school is 11 years 9 months, then the average the number of girls in the school is :

• 1] 150
• 2] 250
• 3] 350
• 4] 450

The mean of 100 items was 46. Later on it was discovered that an item 16 was misread as 61 and another item 43 was misread as 34. It was also found that the number of item was 90 and not 100. Then what is the correct mean ?

• 1] 50
• 2] 50.7
• 3] 52
• 4] 52.7

A student finds the average of 10 positive integers. Each integer contains two digits. By mistake, the boy interchanges the digits of one number say ba for ab. Due to this, the average becomes 1.8 less than the previous one. What was the difference of the two digits a and b?

• 1] 8
• 2] 6
• 3] 2
• 4] 4

The average age of A, B, C, D and E is 40 years. The average age of A and B is 35 years and the average of C and D is 42 years. Age of E is :

• 1] 48 years
• 2] 46 years
• 3] 42 years
• 4] 45 years

The average age of group of 20 girls is 15 years and that of another group of 25 boys it is 24 years. The average age of the two groups mixed together is :

• 1] 19.5 yearas
• 2] 20 years
• 3] 21 yearas
• 4] 21.5 years