Quiz Discussion

The average of five numbers is 7. If three new numbers would be added, then the new average comes out to be 8.5. What is the average of those three new numbers ?

• 1] 9
• 2] 10.5
• 3] 11
• 4] 11.5

The mean of 25 observations was found to be 78.4. But later on it was found that 96 were misread as 69. The correct means is-

• 1] 76.54
• 2] 78.4
• 3] 79.48
• 4] 81.32

From a class of 42 boys, a boy aged 10 years goes away and in his place, a new boy is admitted. If on account of this change, the average age of the boys in that class increases by 2 months, the age of the newcomer is :

• 1] 19 years
• 2] 17 years
• 3] 10 years 6 months
• 4] 12 years 2 months

A passenger travels from Delhi to Merut at a speed of 30 kmph and return with a speed of 60 kmph. What is the average speed?

• 1] 40
• 2] 45
• 3] 50
• 4] 48

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

The average age of 3 children in a family is 20% of the average age of the father and the eldest child. The total age of the mother and the youngest child is 39 years. If the father's age is 26 years, what is the age of the second child ?

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 18 years
• 3] 20 years
• 4] Cannot be determined

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

10 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. Two children having been born (with age difference of 2 years), the present average age of the family is again 24 years. Then the present age of the youngest child is:

• 1]

  1 years

• 2]

  2 years

• 3]

  3 years

• 4]

  4 years

The average of two numbers is XY. If one number is X, the other is-

• 1]

  Y/2

• 2]

  Y

• 3]

  2XY - X

• 4]

  X (Y - 1)

The mean weight of 100 students in a class is 46 kg. The mean weight of boys is 50 and of girls is 40 kg. Therefore, the number of boys is:

• 1] 50
• 2] 60
• 3] 70
• 4] 65