Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Average

Question:

While note down of marks scored in an examination by the students of a class, by mistake the marks scored by one student got recorded as 86 in place of 68 and thereby the average marks increase by 0.6 . What was the number of students in the class?

Options:

15

25

50

30

Correct Answer:

30

Explanation:

Difference in marks due to mistake  = 86 - 68 = 18

According to question , 

  .6 unit = 18

 1 unit = 30

 So, Total number of students  = 30