Quiz Discussion

There are 30 students in a class. The average age of first 10 students is 12.5 years. The average age of the remaining 20 students is 13.1 years. The average age (in years) of the students of the whole class is :

• 1] 12.5 years
• 2] 12.7 years
• 3] 12.8 years
• 4] 12.9 years

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

Average weight of 25 students of a class is 50 kg. If the weight of the class teacher is included , the average is increased by 1 kg. The weight of the teacher is ?

• 1] 76 kg
• 2] 77 kg
• 3] 74 kg
• 4] 75 kg

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

A has 50 coins of 10 paise denominations. While B has 10 coins of 50 paise denominations. C has 20 coins of 25 paise denominations while D has 25 coins of 20 paise denominations. The average number of paise per person is :

• 1] 450 paise
• 2] 500 paise
• 3] 550 paise
• 4] 650 paise

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 mean weight of 34 students of a school is 42 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the mean rises by 400 grams. Find the weight of the teacher (in kg.)

• 1] 55 kg
• 2] 57 kg
• 3] 66 kg
• 4] 56 kg

The average price of 10 books is Rs.12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs.11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two books?

• 1] Rs. 5, Rs.7.50
• 2] Rs. 8, Rs. 12
• 3] Rs. 16, Rs. 10
• 4] Rs. 12, Rs. 14

An elevator can carry maximum of 16 passengers with an average weight of 80 kg. However, four boys more than the maximum carrying capacity of the elevator entered it making the average weight as 86 kg and overloading the elevator. What is the average weight of those four boys ?

• 1] 112 kg
• 2] 108 kg
• 3] 110 kg
• 4] 98 kg

Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs. 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs. 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them.

• 1] Rs. 115
• 2] Rs. 116
• 3] Rs. 117
• 4] Rs. 118