Quiz Discussion

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 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 present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of his son. Three years hence, father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. The father's age is :

• 1] 33 years
• 2] 39 years
• 3] 45 years
• 4] 40 years

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

There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students the expenses of the mess were increased by Rs.42 per day while the average expenditure per head diminished by Re 1. What was the original expenditure of the mess?

• 1] Rs. 450
• 2] Rs. 320
• 3] Rs. 550
• 4] Rs. 420

The average of the first five multiples of 3 is-

• 1] 3
• 2] 9
• 3] 12
• 4] 15

There are 30 students in a class. The average age of first 10 students is 12.5 years. The average age of the remaining 20 students is 13.1 years. The average age (in years) of the students of the whole class is :

• 1] 12.5 years
• 2] 12.7 years
• 3] 12.8 years
• 4] 12.9 years

The average of five numbers is 7. If three new numbers would be added, then the new average comes out to be 8.5. What is the average of those three new numbers ?

• 1] 9
• 2] 10.5
• 3] 11
• 4] 11.5

The average of six numbers is x and the average of three of these is y. If the average of the remaining three is z, then-

• 1] x = y + z
• 2] 2x = y + z
• 3] x = 2y + 2z
• 4] None of these

A passenger travels from Delhi to Merut at a speed of 30 kmph and return with a speed of 60 kmph. What is the average speed?

• 1] 40
• 2] 45
• 3] 50
• 4] 48