Averages Questions

Multiple choice
  1. $17$ years
  2. $13$ years
  3. $11$  years
  4. $18$  years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Total age of 15 students = 15 * 15 = 225. Age of 5 students = 5 * 14 = 70. Age of 9 students = 9 * 16 = 144. Age of 15th student = 225 - (70 + 144) = 225 - 214 = 11.

Multiple choice
  1. 520

  2. 550

  3. 540

  4. 560

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Changing each of 90 marks from 80 to 50 reduces the total by 90 × 30 = 2,700. The average falls by 5 marks, so the total number of candidates is 2,700/5 = 540.