Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Algebra

Question:

For predicting the straight-line trend in the sales of washing machines (in thousands) on the basis of 8 consecutive years data, the company calculates 4 year moving averages. If the sales of washing machines for respective years are a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h, then which of the following averages will be computed?

(A) $\frac{a+b+c+d}{4}$
(B) $\frac{a+c+d+e}{4}$
(C) $\frac{c+d+f+h}{4}$
(D) $\frac{b+c+d+e}{4}$

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A) and (D) only

(C) and (D) only

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(A) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (D) only