Quiz Discussion

The average of two numbers is XY. If one number is X, the other is-

• 1]

  Y/2

• 2]

  Y

• 3]

  2XY - X

• 4]

  X (Y - 1)

The average monthly salary of 660 workers in a factory is Rs. 380. The average monthly salary of officers is Rs. 2100 and the average monthly salary of the other workers is Rs. 340. Find the number of other workers.

• 1] 645
• 2] 650
• 3] 640
• 4] 642

A train covers the first 16 km at a speed of 20 km per hour another 20 km at 40 km per hour and the last 10 km at 15 km per hour. Find the average speed for the entire journey.

• 1]

  24 km

• 2]

  26 km

• 3]

  21 km

• 4]

  km

The average marks of four subjects is 120. If 33 was misread as 13 during the calculation, what will be the correct average?

• 1] 122
• 2] 120
• 3] 125
• 4] 121

The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first 12 of those is 14 and the average of last 12 is 17. What is the 13th result?

• 1] 74
• 2] 75
• 3] 69
• 4] 78

The average weight of a group of 75 girls was calculated as 47 kgs. It was later discovered that the weight of one of the girls was read as 45 kgs. Whereas her actual weight was 25 kgs. What is the actual average weight of the group of 75 girls? ( Rounded off to two digits after decimal).

• 1] 34
• 2] 36
• 3] 30
• 4] None of these

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

The average age of A, B, C, D and E is 40 years. The average age of A and B is 35 years and the average of C and D is 42 years. Age of E is :

• 1] 48 years
• 2] 46 years
• 3] 42 years
• 4] 45 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

The average weight of 47 balls is 4 g. if the weight of the bag (in which the balls are kept) be included; the calculated average weight per ball increases by 0.3 g. What is the weight of the bag?

• 1] 14.8 g
• 2] 14.4 g
• 3] 15 g
• 4] 18.6 g
• 5] None of these