Quiz Discussion

The average marks obtained by a class of 60 students is 65. The average marks of half of the students is found to be 85. The average marks of the remaining students is :

• 1] 35
• 2] 45
• 3] 55
• 4] 65

Sachin Tendulkar has a certain average for 11 innings. In the 12th innings he scores 120 runs and thereby increases his average by 5 runs. His new average is :

• 1] 60
• 2] 62
• 3] 65
• 4] 66

The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is-

• 1] Rs. 3500
• 2] Rs. 4000
• 3] Rs. 4050
• 4] Rs. 5000

A librarian purchased 50 storybooks for his library. But he saw that he could get 14 books more by spending Rs. 76 more but per book average becomes Rs. 1 less. The average price (in Rs.) of each book he bought, was :

• 1] 15
• 2] 25
• 3] 20
• 4] 10

Five years ago, the average age of A, B, C and D was 45 yr. with E joining them now, the average of all the five is 49 yr. How old is E?

• 1] 25 years
• 2] 40 years
• 3] 45 years
• 4] 64 years

The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 6000; that of Q and R is Rs. 5250; and that P and R is Rs. 5500. What is P’s monthly income?

• 1] Rs. 3500
• 2] Rs. 4500
• 3] Rs. 6250
• 4] Rs. 4800

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

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

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

A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points the team scored was :

• 1] 672
• 2] 665
• 3] 645
• 4] 588