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A cricketer has a certain average for 10 innings. In the eleventh inning, he scored 108 runs, thereby increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is :

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10(x-8) + 108 = 11x , x = 48 . This is the shortest way
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10*6=60 runs for 10 innings and 108 in 11th innings then 108-60=48 runs
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