Quiz Discussion

The average of six number is x and the average of three of these is y. the average of the remaining three is z, then 

• 1]

  x=y+z

• 2]

  2x=y+z

• 3]

  x=2y+2z

• 4]

  x=2yz

Find the average of the following sets of scores:385, 441, 876, 221, 536, 46, 291, 428

• 1] 221
• 2] 403
• 3] 428
• 4] 536
• 5] None of these

There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students 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] Rs. 450
• 2] Rs. 320
• 3] Rs. 550
• 4] Rs. 420

If the mean of 4 observations is 20, when a constant 'c' is added to each observation, the mean becomes 22. The value of c is :

• 1]

  6

• 2]

  -2

• 3]

  2

• 4]

  4

The reduction in the speed of an engine is directly proportional to the square of the number of bogies attached to it. The speed of the train is 100 km/hr when there are 4 bogies and 55 kmph when there are 5 bogies. What is the maximum number of bogies that can be attached to the train so that it can move?

• 1]

  4

• 2]

  5

• 3]

  6

• 4]

  7

The average price of 10 books is Rs.12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs.11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two books?

• 1] Rs. 5, Rs.7.50
• 2] Rs. 8, Rs. 12
• 3] Rs. 16, Rs. 10
• 4] Rs. 12, Rs. 14

If the mean of a,b,c is M and ab+bc+ca=0, then the mean of a²,b²,c² is:

• 1]

  M²

• 2]

  3M²

• 3]

  6M²

• 4]

  9M²

There are five boxes in cargo hold. The weight of the first box is 200 kg and the weight of the second box is 20% higher than the weight of the third box, whose weight is 25% higher than the first box's weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30% lighter than the fifth box. Find the difference in the average weight of the four heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes.

• 1] 51.5 kg
• 2] 75 kg
• 3] 37.5 kg
• 4] 112.5 kg
• 5] None of these

The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50 is 160 cm. If the average height of the remaining boys is 165 cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is :

• 1] 161
• 2] 162
• 3] 163
• 4] 164

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