Elitmus Exam Numerical Ability Averages

The battin average for 40 innings of a cricket player is 50 runs.his highest score exceeds his lowest score by 172 runs .if these two innings are excluded the average of the remaining 38 innings is 48 runs.the highest score of the player is

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(40*50-38*48)=176
so lowest score 2
highest score 174 ans
7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)

let lowest score be x
so highest will be x+172
so,
x+x+172=2*48 +2(40)
2x+172=96+80
2x=4
x=2
so highest score is 172+2=174 ans
2 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)

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