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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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Ashwin said:   1 decade ago
What if the numbers are
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7,-8,-9,-10
then average =0
so the answer may be 20 right?

Vijay said:   6 years ago
If you consider 20 numbers for example like.
-10,-9,.....,-1,+1,+2,.....+10.

Then the no of numbers greater than 0 is 10.

Sree harshini said:   1 decade ago
In this question how the sum of numbers can be greater than 0 and I did not understand the statement also explain please.

Raghav said:   1 decade ago
@ Jeeva.

In question it s asked numbers greater than 0, how negative nos be greater than 0. Negative no is less than 0.

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!!!!!!!

Sharad said:   1 decade ago
If -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1+19 = 0.

Then 0/20 = 0.

Then positive number is only 1. Then answer is B.

Teja Reddy said:   3 years ago
@All.

Why can't we take the same 10 positives and 10 negative numbers?

Their sum will be 0, the answer may be 10.
(57)

Rafi said:   6 years ago
The average of two numbers A and B is 20, that of B and C is 19 and of C and A it is 21. What is the value of A?

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.

Kotana narendra Kumar said:   8 years ago
In question, they mentioned atmost Which Means a maximum number of possibilities.

So 19 is the right one.


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