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

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 mean of 100 observations was calculated as 40. It was founder later on that one of the observation was misread as 83 instead of 53. The correct mean is :

• 1] 39
• 2] 39.7
• 3] 40.3
• 4] 42.7

A man travels equal distances of his journey at 40, 30 and 15 km/h. respectively. Find his average speed for whole journey.

• 1] 24
• 2] 25
• 3] 27
• 4] 28

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

The average age of A, B, C, D and E is 40 years. The average age of A and B is 35 years and the average of C and D is 42 years. Age of E is :

• 1] 48 years
• 2] 46 years
• 3] 42 years
• 4] 45 years

The average of x number is y and average of y numbers is x. Then the average of all the numbers taken together is

• 1]

  (x+y)/2xy

• 2]

  2xy/(x+y)

• 3]

  (x²+y²)/(x+y)

• 4]

  xy/(x+y)

Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs. 30 on each of their meals. The ninth one spends Rs. 20 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them was

• 1]

  Rs 260

• 2]

  Rs 290

• 3]

  Rs 292.5

• 4]

  Rs 400.5

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

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