Quiz Discussion

Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and the second is twice the third. The average of the reciprocal of the numbers is 7/72. The numbers are:

• 1] 36, 18, 9
• 2] 24, 12, 6
• 3] 20, 10, 5
• 4] 16, 8, 4

Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs. 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs. 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them.

• 1] Rs. 115
• 2] Rs. 116
• 3] Rs. 117
• 4] Rs. 118

40% of the employees in a factory are workers. All the remaining employees are executives. The annual income of each worker is Rs. 390. The annual income of each executive is Rs. 420. What is the average annual income of all the employees in the factory together?

• 1] 390
• 2] 405
• 3] 408
• 4] 415

The average of five numbers is 306.4. The average of the first two numbers is 431 and the average of the last two numbers is 214.5. What is the third number?

• 1] 52
• 2] 108
• 3] 321
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

Ajit has a certain average for 9 innings. In the tenth innings, he scores 100 runs thereby increasing his average by 8 runs. His new average is:

• 1] 20
• 2] 21
• 3] 28
• 4] 32

3 years age, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby having been born, the average age of the family is same today. The present age of the baby is :

• 1]

  1 years

• 2]

  \(1\frac{1}{2} \)years

• 3]

  2 years

• 4]

  3 years

The average age of 30 students is 9 years. If the age of their teacher is included, the average age becomes 10 years. The age of the teacher (in years) is :

• 1] 27
• 2] 31
• 3] 35
• 4] 40

If the average of 5 consecutive integers is x then, find the average of next to next 5 consecutive integers.

• 1] x + 5
• 2] x - 5
• 3] x + 10
• 4] x + 25

The average of four consecutive even numbers is 15. The 2nd highest number is :

• 1] 12
• 2] 18
• 3] 14
• 4] 16

The average of 11 results is 60. If the average of first six results is 58 and that of last six is 63, find the 6th result-

• 1] 66
• 2] 55
• 3] 64
• 4] 68