Quiz Discussion

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

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 weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg when one of the men, who weight 65 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is-

• 1] 70 kg
• 2] 74 kg
• 3] 76 kg
• 4] 77 kg

30 pens and 75 pencils altogether were purchased for Rs. 510. If the average price of a pencil was Rs. 2, what was the average price of a pen ?

• 1] Rs. 9
• 2] Rs. 10
• 3] Rs. 11
• 4] Rs. 12

In a set of three numbers, the average of first two numbers is 2, the average of the last two numbers is 3, and the average of the first and the last numbers is 4. What is the average of three numbers?

• 1] 2
• 2] 2.5
• 3] 3
• 4] 3.5

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 cricketer scored some runs in his 21st innings, as a result, his average runs increased by 3. If the present average run is 40, how many runs he scored in the final innings?

• 1] 103
• 2] 100
• 3] 85
• 4] 82

If the arithmetic mean of 7, 5, 13, x and 9 is 10, then the value of x is :

• 1] 10
• 2] 12
• 3] 14
• 4] 16

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 P and Q was 25. The average age of P, Q and R today is 25. Age of R after 5 years will be :

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 20 years
• 3] 40 years
• 4] 35 years