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A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th match and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17th match

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Let the average after 17th match is x
then the average before 17th match is x-3

so 16(x-3) + 87 = 17x
=> x = 87 - 48 = 39

1. Average of 10 matches is 32, How many runs one should should score to increase his average by 4 runs.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Average after 11 innings should be 36

So, Required score = (11 * 36) - (10 * 32)
= 396 - 320 = 76

2. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Sum of the present ages of husband, wife and child = (27 * 3 + 3 * 3) years = 90 years.

Sum of the present ages of wife and child = (20 * 2 + 5 * 2) years = 50 years.

Husband's present age = (90 - 50) years = 40 years

3. When a student weighing 45 kgs left a class, the average weight of the remaining 59 students increased by 200g. What is the average weight of the remaining 59 students

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let the average weight of the 59 students be A.
So the total weight of the 59 of them will be 59*A.

The questions states that when the weight of this student who left is added, the total weight of the class = 59A + 45
When this student is also included, the average weight decreases by 0.2 kgs

\begin{aligned}
\frac{59A + 45}{60} = A - 0.2
\end{aligned}

=> 59A + 45 = 60A - 12
=> 45 + 12 = 60A - 59A
=> A = 57

4. Find the sum of first 30 natural numbers

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Sum of n natural numbers
\begin{aligned}
= \frac{n(n+1)}{2}
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
= \frac{30(30+1)}{2} = \frac{30(31)}{2} = 465
\end{aligned}

5. Find the average of first 10 multiples of 7

35.5
37.5
38.5
40.5

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
= \frac {7(1+2+3+...+10)}{10}
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
= \frac {7(10(10+1))}{10 \times 2}
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
= \frac {7(110)}{10 \times 2} = 38.5
\end{aligned}