Quiz Discussion

If the average of x and 1/x(X\( \ne \)0) is M, then the average of x2 and 1/x² is :

• 1] 1 - M2
• 2] 1 - 2M2
• 3] 2M2 - 1
• 4] 2M2 + 1

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

The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, then find the average for the last four matches.

• 1] 33.25
• 2] 33.5
• 3] 34.25
• 4] 35

The average of 9 observations was found to be 35. Later on, it was detected that an observation 81 was misread as 18. The correct average of the observation is -

• 1] 28
• 2] 42
• 3] 32
• 4] 45

An elevator can carry maximum of 16 passengers with an average weight of 80 kg. However, four boys more than the maximum carrying capacity of the elevator entered it making the average weight as 86 kg and overloading the elevator. What is the average weight of those four boys ?

• 1] 112 kg
• 2] 108 kg
• 3] 110 kg
• 4] 98 kg

When the average age of a couple and their son was 42 years, the son married and got a child after one year. When the child was 5 years old, the average age of the family became 36 years. What was the age of daughter-in- law at the time of their marriage ?

• 1] 23 years
• 2] 24 years
• 3] 25 years
• 4] 26 years

The arithmetic mean of the scores of a group of students in a test was 52. The brightest 20% of them secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest 25% a mean score of 31. The mean score of remaining 55% is-

• 1] 45
• 2] 50
• 3] 51.4 approx
• 4] 54.6 approx

The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first 12 of those is 14 and the average of last 12 is 17. What is the 13th result?

• 1] 74
• 2] 75
• 3] 69
• 4] 78

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

The average of the first five multiples of 9 is:

• 1] 20
• 2] 27
• 3] 28
• 4] 30