Quiz Discussion

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

The average monthly salary of 12 workers and 3 managers in a factory was Rs. 600. When one of the manager whose salary was Rs. 720, was replaced with a new manager, then the average salary of the team went down to 580. What is the salary of the new manager?

• 1] 640
• 2] 690
• 3] 420
• 4] 570

If the average of x and 1/x(X\( \ne \)0) is M, then the average of x2 and 1/x² is :

• 1] 1 - M2
• 2] 1 - 2M2
• 3] 2M2 - 1
• 4] 2M2 + 1

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

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

In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doest not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?

• 1]

  67 Kg

• 2]

  68 Kg

• 3]

  69 Kg

• 4]

  None Of These

The average age of husband and his wife was 23 years at the time of their marriage. After five tears they have a one-year old child. The average age of the family of three, when the child was born, was-

• 1] 23 years
• 2] 24 years
• 3] 18 years
• 4] 20 years

There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new student, 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]

  432

• 2]

  442

• 3]

  420

• 4]

  415

In an exam, the average marks obtained by Jhon in English, Math, Hindi and Drawing were 50. His average mark in Maths, Science, Social Studies and Craft were 70. If the average mark in all seven subjects is 58, his score in Maths was -

• 1] 50
• 2] 52
• 3] 60
• 4] 74

There are five boxes in cargo hold. The weight of the first box is 200 kg and the weight of the second box is 20% higher than the weight of the third box, whose weight is 25% higher than the first box's weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30% lighter than the fifth box. Find the difference in the average weight of the four heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes.

• 1] 51.5 kg
• 2] 75 kg
• 3] 37.5 kg
• 4] 112.5 kg
• 5] None of these