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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?

Course Name: Quantitative Aptitude

  • 1] Rs. 450
  • 2] Rs. 320
  • 3] Rs. 550
  • 4] Rs. 420
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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
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The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of the boys in the class is 16.4 years while that of the girls is 15.4 years. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?

  • 1]

    1:2

  • 2]

    2:3

  • 3]

    3:4

  • 4]

    3:5

Solution
3
Discuss

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
Solution
4
Discuss

There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new student, 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]

    432

  • 2]

    442

  • 3]

    420

  • 4]

    415

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5
Discuss

The average age of an adult class is 40 years. 12 new students with an average age of 32 years join the class, thereby decreasing the average by 4 years. The original strength of the class was-

  • 1] 10
  • 2] 11
  • 3] 12
  • 4] 15
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6
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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
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7
Discuss

The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is :

  • 1] 40 years
  • 2] 35 years
  • 3] 50 years
  • 4] None of the options
Solution
8
Discuss

The average income of A, B and C is Rs. 12,000 per month and average income of B, C and D is Rs. 15,000 per month. If the average salary of D be twice that of A, then the average salary of B and C is in Rs. :

  • 1] 8,000
  • 2] 18,000
  • 3] 13,500
  • 4] 9,000
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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
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Ajit has a certain average for 9 innings. In the tenth innings, he scores 100 runs thereby increasing his average by 8 runs. His new average is:

  • 1] 20
  • 2] 21
  • 3] 28
  • 4] 32
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