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

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

• 1] 12
• 2] 18
• 3] 14
• 4] 16

A set A consists of integers 27, 28, 30 and 33. If integer k is included in the set, the average of set A will increase by 30%. What is the value of integer k ?

• 1] 68
• 2] 79
• 3] 73.75
• 4] 75.25

There are three categories of jobs A, B and C. The average salary of the student who got the job of A and B categories is 26 lakh per annum. The average salary of the students who got the job of B and C category is 44 lakh per annum and the average salary of those students who got the job of A and C categories is 34 lakh per annum. The most appropriate (or closet) range of average salary of all the three categories (if it is known that each student gets only one category of jobs i.e. , A, B and C):

• 1] lies between 30 and 44
• 2] lies between 28 and 34
• 3] lies between 34 and 44
• 4] lies between 27 and 44
• 5] None of these

The average age of 40 students of class is 18 years. When 20 new students are admitted to the same class, the average age of the students of the class is increased by 6 months. The average age of newly admitted students is ?

• 1] 19 years
• 2] 19 years 6 months
• 3] 20 years
• 4] 20 years 6 months

The average score of a class of boys and girls in an examination is A. The ratio of boys and girls in the class is 3 : 1. If the average score of the boys is A + 1, the average score of the girls is-

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

Ajay working in a Cellular company as a salesman. His monthly salary is Rs. 200. But he gets bonus as per given rule. If he sells sim cards of Rs. X then his bonus will be   . In the first quarter of the year his average sale was Rs. 3000 per month. In the next 5 five month his average sale was Rs. 5000 per month and for next four month his average sale was Rs. 8000 per month. What is the average earning per month for the whole year?

• 1] Rs. 3350
• 2] Rs. 3610
• 3] Rs. 3750
• 4] Rs. 3560
• 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

In a primary school the average weight of male students is 65.9 kg and the average weight of female students is 57 kg. If the average weight of all the students ( both male and female ) is 60.3 kg and the number of male students in the school is 66, what is the number of female students in the school?

• 1] 162
• 2] 168
• 3] 180
• 4] 112

There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new student, the expenses of the mess were increased by Rs. 42 per day, while the average expenditure per head diminished by Re 1. What was the original expenditure of the mess?

• 1]

  432

• 2]

  442

• 3]

  420

• 4]

  415