Quiz Discussion

Out of 20 boys, 6 are each of 1 m 15 cm height, 8 are of 1 m 10 cm and rest of 1 m 12 cm. The average height of all of them is :

• 1] 1 m 12.1 cm
• 2] 1 m 21.1 cm
• 3] 1 m 21 cm
• 4] 1 m 12 cm

The present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of his son. Three years hence, father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. The father's age is :

• 1] 33 years
• 2] 39 years
• 3] 45 years
• 4] 40 years

A cricketer scored some runs in his 21st innings, as a result, his average runs increased by 3. If the present average run is 40, how many runs he scored in the final innings?

• 1] 103
• 2] 100
• 3] 85
• 4] 82

If the average of 5 consecutive integers is x then, find the average of next to next 5 consecutive integers.

• 1] x + 5
• 2] x - 5
• 3] x + 10
• 4] x + 25

The average age of three boys is 15 years. If their ages are in ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the age of the youngest boy is

• 1] 21 years
• 2] 18 years
• 3] 15 years
• 4] 9 years
• 5] 12 years

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

A librarian purchased 50 storybooks for his library. But he saw that he could get 14 books more by spending Rs. 76 more but per book average becomes Rs. 1 less. The average price (in Rs.) of each book he bought, was :

• 1] 15
• 2] 25
• 3] 20
• 4] 10

A set A consists of integers 27, 28, 30 and 33. If integer k is included in the set, the average of set A will increase by 30%. What is the value of integer k ?

• 1] 68
• 2] 79
• 3] 73.75
• 4] 75.25

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

19 people went to a hotel for combine dinner party 13 of them spent Rs. 79 each on their dinner and rest spent 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What was the total money spent by them.

• 1] 1628.4
• 2] 1534
• 3] 1492
• 4] 1496
• 5] None of these