Quiz Discussion

A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17^th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17^th inning.

• 1]

  40

• 2]

  39

• 3]

  52

• 4]

  55

The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs.8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs.12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is

• 1]

  20

• 2]

  21

• 3]

  22

• 4]

  23

What is the average of the first six (positive) odd number each of which is divisible by 7?

• 1] 42
• 2] 43
• 3] 47
• 4] 49

In a family, the average age of a father and a mother is 35 years. The average age of the father, mother and their only son is 27 years. What is the age of the son?

• 1] 10 years
• 2] 10.5 years
• 3] 11 years
• 4] 12 years

In an exam, the average marks obtained by Jhon in English, Math, Hindi and Drawing were 50. His average mark in Maths, Science, Social Studies and Craft were 70. If the average mark in all seven subjects is 58, his score in Maths was -

• 1] 50
• 2] 52
• 3] 60
• 4] 74

The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of the boys in the class is 16.4 years while that of the girls is 15.4 years. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?

• 1]

  1:2

• 2]

  2:3

• 3]

  3:4

• 4]

  3:5

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

One-fourth of certain journey is covered at the rate of 25 km/h, one-third at the rate of 30 km/h and the rest at 50 km/h. Find the average speed for the whole journey.

• 1]

  600/53 km/h

• 2]

  1200/53 km/h

• 3]

  1800/53 km/h

• 4]

  1600/53 km/h

• 5]

  None of these

In 2011, the arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Ramesh and Suresh was Rs. 3800. The arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Suresh and Pratap was Rs. 4800, and the arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Pratap and Ramesh was Rs. 5800. What is the arithmetic mean of the incomes of the three?

• 1] Rs. 4000
• 2] Rs. 4200
• 3] Rs. 4400
• 4] Rs. 4800

The average age of the mother and her six children is 12 years which is reduced by 5 years if the age of the mother is excluded. How old is the mother ?

• 1] 40 years
• 2] 42 years
• 3] 48 years
• 4] 50 years