Quiz Discussion

When the average age of a couple and their son was 42 years, the son married and got a child after one year. When the child was 5 years old, the average age of the family became 36 years. What was the age of daughter-in- law at the time of their marriage ?

• 1] 23 years
• 2] 24 years
• 3] 25 years
• 4] 26 years

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 six numbers is 3.95. The average of two of them is 3.4, while the average of the other two is 3.85. The average of the remaining two numbers is :

• 1] 4.6
• 2] 4.8
• 3] 4.5
• 4] 4.7

Find the average of first 97 natural numbers.

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

The arithmetic mean of the scores of a group of students in a test was 52. The brightest 20% of them secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest 25% a mean score of 31. The mean score of remaining 55% is-

• 1] 45
• 2] 50
• 3] 51.4 approx
• 4] 54.6 approx

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

If the arithmetic mean of 0, 5, 4, 3 is a, that of -1, 0, 1, 5, 4, 3 is b and that of 5, 4, 3 is c, then the relation between a, b, and c is

• 1] a = b = c
• 2] a : b : c = 3 : 2 : 4
• 3] 4a = 5b = c
• 4] a + b + c = 12

A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17^th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17^th inning.

• 1]

  40

• 2]

  39

• 3]

  52

• 4]

  55

The average age of 24 boys and their teacher is 15 years. When the teacher's age is excluded, the average age decreases by 1 year. The age of the teacher is :

• 1] 38 years
• 2] 39 years
• 3] 40 years
• 4] 41 years

The average weight of A, B and C is 40 kgs. Weight of C is 24 kgs more than A’s weight and 3 kgs less than B’s weight. What will be the average weight of A, B, C and D, if D weights 15 kgs less than C?

• 1] 42 kgs
• 2] 40 kgs
• 3] 36 kgs
• 4] 38 kgs