A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
Let the initial number of members in the group be n.
Initial total weight of all the members in the group = n(48)
From the data,
48n + 78 + 93 = 51(n + 2) => 51n – 48n = 69 => n = 23
Therefore there were 23 members in the group initially.
Related Mcqs:
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A. 55 kg
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A. 17 kg
B. 20 kg
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D. 31 kg - The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is___________?
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D. 31 kg - The average height of 50 pupils in a class is 150 cm. Five of them whose height is 146 cm, leave the class and five others whose average height is 156 cm, join. The new average height of the pupils of the class (in cm) is __________ .
A. 149
B. 151
C. 152
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A. Rs. 25
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A. 23 years
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D. None of these - The average age of a group of 10 persons was decreased by 3 years when one person, whose age was 42 years, was replaced by a new person. Find the age of the new person?
A. 22
B. 24
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D. 8 - The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the remaining 8 boys is 45.15 kg. Find the average weights of all the boys in the class.
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