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

The average weight of 3 men, A, B and C is 84 kg. Another man D joins the group and the average now becomes 80 kg. If another man E whose weight is 3 kg more than that of D, replaces A then the average weight of B, C, D and E becomes 79 kg. What is the weight of A ?

• 1] 70 kg
• 2] 72 kg
• 3] 75 kg
• 4] 80 kg

The average of 11 results is 60. If the average of first six results is 58 and that of last six is 63, find the 6th result-

• 1] 66
• 2] 55
• 3] 64
• 4] 68

In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother does not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?

• 1] 67 kg.
• 2] 68 kg.
• 3] 69 kg.
• 4] Data inadequate

Total expenses of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of boarders. The average expense per boarder is Rs. 700 when there are 25 boarders and Rs. 600 when there are 50 boarders. What is the average expense per boarder when there are 100 boarders?

• 1] Rs. 540
• 2] Rs. 550
• 3] Rs. 570
• 4] Rs. 580

The average of x number is y and average of y numbers is x. Then the average of all the numbers taken together is

• 1]

  (x+y)/2xy

• 2]

  2xy/(x+y)

• 3]

  (x²+y²)/(x+y)

• 4]

  xy/(x+y)

The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50 is 160 cm. If the average height of the remaining boys is 165 cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is :

• 1] 161
• 2] 162
• 3] 163
• 4] 164

The average age of the boys in a class is 16 years and that of the girls is 15 years. The average age for the whole class is-

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 15.5 years
• 3] 16 years
• 4] Cannot be computed with the given information

Average of two numbers is 8 and average of other three numbers is 3; the average of the five numbers is :

• 1] 2
• 2] 3
• 3] 5
• 4] 6

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