Quiz Discussion

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

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

The average of the first five multiples of 3 is-

• 1] 3
• 2] 9
• 3] 12
• 4] 15

The average of six numbers is 3.95. The average of two of them is 3.4, while the average of the other two is 3.85. The average of the remaining two numbers is :

• 1] 4.6
• 2] 4.8
• 3] 4.5
• 4] 4.7

The average age of 30 students of a class is 14 years 4 months. After admission of 5 new students in the class the average becomes 13 years 9 months. The youngest one of the five new students is 9 years 11 months old. The average age of the remaining 4 new students is :

• 1] 10 years 4 months
• 2] 12 years 4 months
• 3] 11 years 2 months
• 4] 13 years 6 months

The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 6000; that of Q and R is Rs. 5250; and that P and R is Rs. 5500. What is P’s monthly income?

• 1] Rs. 3500
• 2] Rs. 4500
• 3] Rs. 6250
• 4] Rs. 4800

The average weight of a class of 24 students is 35 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the average rises by 400 g. The weight of the teacher is -

• 1] 45 kg
• 2] 50 kg
• 3] 53 kg
• 4] 55 kg

The average of nine number is 50. The average of first five numbers is 54 and that of the last three numbers is 52. Then the sixth number is :

• 1] 30
• 2] 34
• 3] 24
• 4] 44

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 pocket money of 3 friend A, B, C is Rs. 80 in a particular month. If B spends double and C spends triple of what A spends during that month and if the average of their unspent pocket money is Rs. 60, then A spends (in Rs.)-

• 1] Rs. 10
• 2] Rs. 20
• 3] Rs. 30
• 4] Rs. 40