Quiz Discussion

An elevator can carry maximum of 16 passengers with an average weight of 80 kg. However, four boys more than the maximum carrying capacity of the elevator entered it making the average weight as 86 kg and overloading the elevator. What is the average weight of those four boys ?

• 1] 112 kg
• 2] 108 kg
• 3] 110 kg
• 4] 98 kg

The average of 6 numbers is 7. The average of three numbers of them is 5. What will be the average of remaining numbers?

• 1] 15
• 2] 30
• 3] 9
• 4] 42

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

Five years ago, the average age of P and Q was 25. The average age of P, Q and R today is 25. Age of R after 5 years will be :

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 20 years
• 3] 40 years
• 4] 35 years

David obtained 76, 65, 82, 67 and 85 marks (out of 100) in English, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. What are his average marks?

• 1] 65
• 2] 69
• 3] 75
• 4] None of these

The average of X1, X2 and X3 is 14. Twice the sum of X2 and X3 is 30. What is the value of X1?

• 1] 12
• 2] 16
• 3] 20
• 4] 27

40% of the employees in a factory are workers. All the remaining employees are executives. The annual income of each worker is Rs. 390. The annual income of each executive is Rs. 420. What is the average annual income of all the employees in the factory together?

• 1] 390
• 2] 405
• 3] 408
• 4] 415

A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets for 26 runs and thereby decreased his average by 0.4. The number of wickets taken by him the last match was-

• 1] 64
• 2] 72
• 3] 80
• 4] 85

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

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