Aptitude - Average - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Average - General Questions (Q.No. 4)
4.
The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?
0
1
10
19
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Average of 20 numbers = 0.

Sum of 20 numbers (0 x 20) = 0.

It is quite possible that 19 of these numbers may be positive and if their sum is a then 20th number is (-a).

Discussion:
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Sree said:   1 decade ago
Am not clear vth above answers. Still I'm in dilemma. ?

Ameer said:   1 decade ago
We can't get sum zero with out a -ve number. The cases are

Pos     Neg
1     19
2     18
and so on..
19     1

Here he given that max +ve values to get sum is zero soa ans is 19.

Ameer said:   1 decade ago
We have to atmost possible values to get sum is zero.

Let 19 num are from 1 to19 &their sum is 190 if we have 20th num as -190 we get total sum is zero.so avg is also zero.

We can have positive num whose range is {1<=num<=19}.hope u will understand.

Laxmi said:   1 decade ago
Thank you king praba. Your explanation was good.

Anu said:   1 decade ago
Thank you tarun.

I can understand your explanation.

Nilesh said:   1 decade ago
Dear read Tarun is right,the question carefully.

The question ask "at the most".

So you have to give maximum numbers that can be positive,.

And that is 19.

Arafat said:   1 decade ago
Write a java program which will print sum of 5 numbers but each number should not be more than 12. Help any1 plz!!!!!!!

Amit said:   1 decade ago
0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0.....up 2 18th term
than
+100-100...

Wats gonna b answer ...my dear frns answer is 1.

Mrs pallavi said:   1 decade ago
Hey tarun you explained very nicely good keep it up.

Bhavin said:   1 decade ago
Pravin, Harika.

Thank you very much for your explanations.


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