GRE
Exam
Numerical Ability
Averages
The average salary per head of all the employees of an institution is $60. The average salary per head of 12 officers is $400 and average salary per head of the rest is $56. Find the total number of employees in the institution.
a)1000
b)900
c)1030
d)1032
e)950
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- no.of employees=x
thrfr total sum=60x
avg of 12 employee=400
=>sum=400*12=4800
avg of rest of the employee(x-12)=56
=>sum=56*(x-12)=56x-672
total sum,60x=4800+56x-672=56x+4128
solving we get x=1032 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(2)
- D) solve this to get the answer 12*400+(x-12)*56
------------------=60
x
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