Quiz Discussion

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

Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs. 30 on each of their meals. The ninth one spends Rs. 20 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them was

• 1]

  Rs 260

• 2]

  Rs 290

• 3]

  Rs 292.5

• 4]

  Rs 400.5

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

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

The average of the first five multiples of 3 is-

• 1] 3
• 2] 9
• 3] 12
• 4] 15

The mean weight of 100 students in a class is 46 kg. The mean weight of boys is 50 and of girls is 40 kg. Therefore, the number of boys is:

• 1] 50
• 2] 60
• 3] 70
• 4] 65

The mean high temperature of the first four days of a week is 25°C whereas the mean of the last four days is 25.5°C. If the mean of the whole week is 25.2°C then the temperature of the 4th day is :

• 1] 25°C
• 2] 25.2°C
• 3] 25.6°C
• 4] 25.5°C

The average of runs of a cricket player of 10 innings was 32. How many runes must be made in his next innings so as to increase his average of runs by 4?

• 1] 72
• 2] 74
• 3] 70
• 4] 76

A cricketer had a certain average of runs for his 64 innings. In his 65th innings, he is bowled out for no score on his part. This brings down his average by 2 runs. His new average of runs is :

• 1] 130
• 2] 128
• 3] 70
• 4] 68

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