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The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24. Find the largest number.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Let the numbers are x, x+2, x+4, x+6, then
\begin{aligned}
=> \frac{x+(x+2)+(x+4)+(x+6)}{4} = 24
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
=> \frac{4x+12)}{4} = 24
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
=> x+3 = 24 => x = 21
\end{aligned}

So largest number is 21 + 6 = 27

1. 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

2. 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}

3. 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

4. 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

x = y + z
2x = y + z
x = 2y + z
x = y + 2z

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

X =((3y+3z)/6)
or
2X= y + z

5. 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

Tanvee 11 years ago

If its odd number then we need to to take x,x+1,x+3,x+5.... why we are taking even number?

mastguru 11 years ago replied

Hello Tanvee,
We are taking X as an odd number,
so, other consecutive odd number will be x+2 and another will x+4 and so on..
Lets say 1 is odd number, then next will 1+2 =3, 1+4 =5.. and so on.
In this way we are solving this problem.
Admin 11 years ago

Thanks Nagendar. It was a typing mistake. Question was about four consecutive odd numbers.
We appreciate your feedback.
nagendar 11 years ago

here x is an even number. but you got x=21(which is not even number). so consecutive even numbers are: 2x,2x+2,2x+4,2x+6.