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The average age of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years. The wicket keeper is 3 years older than the captain. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the age of the wicket keeper ?
A. 29 years B. 26 years C. 32 years D. None of these
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- Total age of all players=11*26=286
Total age remaining players=9*25(one less than previous)=225
sum of age of captain and wk =286-225=61
captain=x
wk=x+3
x+x+3=61
2x=58=>x=29
captain=29 yrs
wk=29+3=32yrs - 3 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- D.None of these
- 3 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
- total age of all players is = 26*11
total age of players excluding wicket keeper and captiain is = 25*9
so x +x+3 = 61
x = 29
so the age of wicket keeper is 29+3 = 52 - 3 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
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