Quiz Discussion

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

Out of four numbers the average of the first three is 16 and that of the last three is 15. If the last number is 20, than first number is :

• 1] 25
• 2] 21
• 3] 23
• 4] 28

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

The average weight of 10 oarsmen in a boat is increased by 1.5kg when one of the crew who weighs 58kg is replaced by a new man.

• 1]

  73 Kg

• 2]

  64 Kg

• 3]

  12 Kg

• 4]

  34 Kg

The average age of three boys is 15 years. If their ages are in ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the age of the youngest boy is

• 1] 21 years
• 2] 18 years
• 3] 15 years
• 4] 9 years
• 5] 12 years

The average weight of a class of 24 students is 35 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the average rises by 400 g. The weight of the teacher is -

• 1] 45 kg
• 2] 50 kg
• 3] 53 kg
• 4] 55 kg

The average of five different positive numbers is 25. x is the decrease in the average when the smallest number among them is replaced by 0. What can be said about x?

• 1] x is less than 5
• 2] x is greater than 5
• 3] x is equal to 5
• 4] Cannot be determined

The average pocket money of 3 friend A, B, C is Rs. 80 in a particular month. If B spends double and C spends triple of what A spends during that month and if the average of their unspent pocket money is Rs. 60, then A spends (in Rs.)-

• 1] Rs. 10
• 2] Rs. 20
• 3] Rs. 30
• 4] Rs. 40

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

The mean of 25 observations was found to be 78.4. But later on it was found that 96 were misread as 69. The correct means is-

• 1] 76.54
• 2] 78.4
• 3] 79.48
• 4] 81.32