Quiz Discussion

The average marks of four subjects is 120. If 33 was misread as 13 during the calculation, what will be the correct average?

• 1] 122
• 2] 120
• 3] 125
• 4] 121

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

10 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. Two children having been born (with age difference of 2 years), the present average age of the family is again 24 years. Then the present age of the youngest child is:

• 1]

  1 years

• 2]

  2 years

• 3]

  3 years

• 4]

  4 years

Average of a, b, and c is 11; average of c, d and e is 17; average of e and f is 22 and average of e and c is 17. Find out the average of a, b, c, d, e and f.

• 1]

  \(15\frac{2}{3}\)

• 2]

  \(18\frac{1}{2}\)

• 3]

  \(16\frac{1}{2}\)

• 4]

  None of these

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 weight of a group of 75 girls was calculated as 47 kgs. It was later discovered that the weight of one of the girls was read as 45 kgs. Whereas her actual weight was 25 kgs. What is the actual average weight of the group of 75 girls? ( Rounded off to two digits after decimal).

• 1] 34
• 2] 36
• 3] 30
• 4] None of these

The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, then find the average for the last four matches.

• 1] 33.25
• 2] 33.5
• 3] 34.25
• 4] 35

The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15 consecutive working days was Rs. 90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average wages was Rs. 87/day and the average wages during the last 7 days was Rs. 92/day. What was his wage on the 8th day?

• 1] 93
• 2] 90
• 3] 92
• 4] 97

Find the average of first 97 natural numbers.

• 1] 47
• 2] 37
• 3] 48
• 4] 49
• 5] 49.5

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