Quiz Discussion

A student finds the average of 10, 2 digits numbers. If the digits of one of the numbers interchanged, the average increases by 3.6. The difference between the digits of the 2 digits number is :

• 1] 4
• 2] 3
• 3] 2
• 4] 5

If the arithmetic mean of 0, 5, 4, 3 is a, that of -1, 0, 1, 5, 4, 3 is b and that of 5, 4, 3 is c, then the relation between a, b, and c is

• 1] a = b = c
• 2] a : b : c = 3 : 2 : 4
• 3] 4a = 5b = c
• 4] a + b + c = 12

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 mean high temperature of the first four days of a week is 25°C whereas the mean of the last four days is 25.5°C. If the mean of the whole week is 25.2°C then the temperature of the 4th day is :

• 1] 25°C
• 2] 25.2°C
• 3] 25.6°C
• 4] 25.5°C

A batsman makes a score of 270 runs in the 87th inning and thus increase his average by a certain number of runs that is a whole number. Find the possible values of the new average.

• 1] 98
• 2] 184
• 3] 12
• 4] All of these
• 5] None of these

Four years ago, the average age of A and B was 18 years. At present the average age of A, B, and C is 24 years. What would be the age of C after 8 years?

• 1] 25 years
• 2] 28 years
• 3] 32 years
• 4] 36 years

The average of 11 players of a cricket team is decreased by 2 months when two of them aged 17 years and 20 years are replaced by two new players. The average age of the new players is-

• 1] 17 years 1 month
• 2] 17 years 7 months
• 3] 17 years 11 months
• 4] 18 years 3 months

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

• 1] x = y + z
• 2] 2x = y + z
• 3] x = 2y + 2z
• 4] None of these

Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 60 years and a child was born during the same year. After another three years, one more member died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The current average of this eight-member joint family is nearest to-

• 1] 21 years
• 2] 22 years
• 3] 23 years
• 4] 24 years
• 5] 25 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)