Quiz Discussion

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

The average of 6 observations is 45.5. If one new observation is added to the previous observations, then the new average becomes 47. The new observation is :

• 1] 58
• 2] 56
• 3] 50
• 4] 46

Mean of 10 numbers is 30. Later on it was observed that numbers 15, 23 are wrongly taken as 51, 32. The correct mean is :

• 1] 25.5
• 2] 32
• 3] 30
• 4] 34.5

Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs. 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs. 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them.

• 1] Rs. 115
• 2] Rs. 116
• 3] Rs. 117
• 4] Rs. 118

The average price of 10 books is Rs.12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs.11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two books?

• 1] Rs. 5, Rs.7.50
• 2] Rs. 8, Rs. 12
• 3] Rs. 16, Rs. 10
• 4] Rs. 12, Rs. 14

The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is-

• 1] Rs. 3500
• 2] Rs. 4000
• 3] Rs. 4050
• 4] Rs. 5000

A school has only four classes that contain 10, 20, 30 and 40 students respectively. The pass percentage of these classes are 20%, 30%, 60% and 100% respectively. Find the pass % of the entire school.

• 1] 56%
• 2] 76%
• 3] 34%
• 4] 66%
• 5] None of these

The average expenditure of a man for the first five months is Rs. 1200 and for the next seven months is Rs. 1300. If he saves Rs. 2900 in that year, his monthly average income is-

• 1] Rs. 1500
• 2] Rs. 1600
• 3] Rs. 1700
• 4] Rs. 1400

The average of 50 numbers is 30. If two numbers, 35 and 40 are discarded, then the average of the remaining numbers is nearly:

• 1] 28.32
• 2] 29.68
• 3] 28.78
• 4] 29.27

The average age of an adult class is 40 years. 12 new students with an average age of 32 years join the class, thereby decreasing the average by 4 years. The original strength of the class was-

• 1] 10
• 2] 11
• 3] 12
• 4] 15