Quiz Discussion

There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students the expenses of the mess were increased by Rs.42 per day while the average expenditure per head diminished by Re 1. What was the original expenditure of the mess?

• 1] Rs. 450
• 2] Rs. 320
• 3] Rs. 550
• 4] Rs. 420

The average sale of car dealership was 15 cars per week. After a promotional scheme the average sale increased to 21 cars per week. The percentage increased in the sale of cars was-

• 1]

  39.33%

• 2]

  40%

• 3]

  \(42\frac{6}{7}\)%

• 4]

  140%

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

The average of the ages of Sumit, Krishna and Rishabh is 43 and the average of the ages of Sumit, Rishabh and Rohit is 49. If Rohit is 54 years old, what is Krishna’s age?

• 1] 24 years
• 2] 36 years
• 3] 45 years
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

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

In a primary school the average weight of male students is 65.9 kg and the average weight of female students is 57 kg. If the average weight of all the students ( both male and female ) is 60.3 kg and the number of male students in the school is 66, what is the number of female students in the school?

• 1] 162
• 2] 168
• 3] 180
• 4] 112

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

The average age of 30 students is 9 years. If the age of their teacher is included, the average age becomes 10 years. The age of the teacher (in years) is :

• 1] 27
• 2] 31
• 3] 35
• 4] 40

In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. The run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 run is :

• 1] 6.4
• 2] 6.3
• 3] 6.25
• 4] 6.5

Find the average of all prime numbers between 30 and 50.

• 1]

  37.8

• 2]

  38.9

• 3]

  39.8

• 4]

  42.8