Quiz Discussion

The average of 9 observations was found to be 35. Later on, it was detected that an observation 81 was misread as 18. The correct average of the observation is -

• 1] 28
• 2] 42
• 3] 32
• 4] 45

The average of 20 students is 12 years, if the teacher's age is included, average increases by one. The age of the teacher is:

• 1] 30 years
• 2] 33 years
• 3] 28 years
• 4] 35 years

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

Average of a, b, and c is 11; average of c, d and e is 17; average of e and f is 22 and average of e and c is 17. Find out the average of a, b, c, d, e and f.

• 1]

  \(15\frac{2}{3}\)

• 2]

  \(18\frac{1}{2}\)

• 3]

  \(16\frac{1}{2}\)

• 4]

  None of these

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

If the arithmetic mean of 7, 5, 13, x and 9 is 10, then the value of x is :

• 1] 10
• 2] 12
• 3] 14
• 4] 16

The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero ?

• 1]

  0

• 2]

  -1

• 3]

  1

• 4]

  None Of These

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 average age of group of 20 girls is 15 years and that of another group of 25 boys it is 24 years. The average age of the two groups mixed together is :

• 1] 19.5 yearas
• 2] 20 years
• 3] 21 yearas
• 4] 21.5 years

In a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11 years. If the average of the school is 11 years 9 months, then the average the number of girls in the school is :

• 1] 150
• 2] 250
• 3] 350
• 4] 450