Quiz Discussion

In a family, the average age of a father and a mother is 35 years. The average age of the father, mother and their only son is 27 years. What is the age of the son?

• 1] 10 years
• 2] 10.5 years
• 3] 11 years
• 4] 12 years

The average age of four boys A, B, C and D is 5 years and the average age A, B, D, E is 6 years. C is 8 years old. The age of E is (in years) :

• 1] 12
• 2] 13
• 3] 14
• 4] 15

The average (arithmetic mean) of 330, 360 and 390 is :

• 1]

  \({3^{27}} + {3^{57}} + {3^{87}}\)

• 2]

  \({3^{29}} + {3^{59}} + {3^{89}}\)

• 3]

  \({3^{60}}\)

• 4]

  \({3^{177}}\)

The average of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1] 9
• 2] 10
• 3] 8
• 4] 11

The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is-

• 1] Rs. 3500
• 2] Rs. 4000
• 3] Rs. 4050
• 4] Rs. 5000

Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 60 years and a child was born during the same year. After another three years, one more member died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The current average of this eight-member joint family is nearest to-

• 1] 21 years
• 2] 22 years
• 3] 23 years
• 4] 24 years
• 5] 25 years

A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points the team scored was :

• 1] 672
• 2] 665
• 3] 645
• 4] 588

The average of 11 players of a cricket team is decreased by 2 months when two of them aged 17 years and 20 years are replaced by two new players. The average age of the new players is-

• 1] 17 years 1 month
• 2] 17 years 7 months
• 3] 17 years 11 months
• 4] 18 years 3 months

The average age of 3 children in a family is 20% of the average age of the father and the eldest child. The total age of the mother and the youngest child is 39 years. If the father's age is 26 years, what is the age of the second child ?

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 18 years
• 3] 20 years
• 4] Cannot be determined

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