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Discussion Forum : Average - General Questions (Q.No. 7)
7.
The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:
3500
4000
4050
5000
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let P, Q and R represent their respective monthly incomes. Then, we have:

P + Q = (5050 x 2) = 10100 .... (i)

Q + R = (6250 x 2) = 12500 .... (ii)

P + R = (5200 x 2) = 10400 .... (iii)

Adding (i), (ii) and (iii), we get:  2(P + Q + R) = 33000  or   P + Q + R = 16500 .... (iv)

Subtracting (ii) from (iv), we get P = 4000.

P's monthly income = Rs. 4000.

Discussion:
93 comments Page 2 of 10.

Avinash Kumar Maurya said:   1 decade ago
p/2+q/2 = 5050-------1.
q/2+r/2 = 6250--------2.

from equation 2,
q/2 = 6250-r/2.

Put equation 1 in q/2.

p/2+6250-r/2 = 5050.
p/2-r/2 = 5050-6250.
p/2-r/2 = -1200.

According 3 condition,

p/2+r/2 = 5200-------3.

From add 2 and 3,

p/2-r/2+p/2+r/2 = -1200+500.

p/2+p/2 = 4000.
p = 4000.

Ananthi Ck said:   1 decade ago
Let p&q =5050---(1).
q& r = 6250 --- (2).
p&r = 5200---(3).

We have to find p?
So, (1)+(3)p&q+p&r = 5050+5200.

p&Q&r = 10250 already given q&r = 6250.

We need to find p only, so p = (p&Q&r)10250 -(q&r)6250 (1)+(3)-(2).

p = 4000.

Swathi said:   1 decade ago
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A) 47. 5 min b) 50 min c) 500 min d) 49 min.

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Sanket jadhav said:   6 years ago
(P+Q)/2 =5050.

P+Q=10100 -----> 1

Similarly;
Q+R=12500 -----> 2
P+R=10400 -----> 3
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Addition of these 3 equation.

P+Q+Q+R+P+R = 10100 + 12500 + 10400.
2(P+Q+R) = 33000,
P+Q+R=16500 -----> 4.

Put eqn 2 in eqn 4.

P+12500 = 16500,
P = 16500-12500,
P = 4000.

Pranav said:   9 years ago
Think Logically.

Given Data:

P and Q = 5050.
Q and R = 6250.
P and R = 5200.

Solution:

Take common point = (Q and R) - (P and R).
(6250) - (5200) = 1050 -----> equation 1.

Now,
(P and Q) - (equation 1).
(5050) - (1050) = 4000.

So, the Answer is 4000.

Mani.bandavath said:   1 decade ago
p+q=5050*2=10100
q+r=6250*2=12500
p+r=5200*2=10400
than the total income is (p+q)+(q+r)+(p+r)= 133000
we have 2(p+q+r)=133000
next 2 dividing to 133000

It become p+q+r=16500
then we apply q+r values in there place
p+12500=16500
p=16500-12500
p=4000

Ok?

Aman Dewangan said:   9 years ago
It can be solved directly:

(p+q) = (2*5050).....(1)
(p+r) = (2*5200).....(2)

We want to get value of p.

So,

Add eq (1 & 2)

=> 2p+(q+r) = 20500....(3)
=> As (q+r) = (2*6250) is given,

Put this in eq.(3).

2p = 20500-12500,
2p = 8000,
p = 4000.

Selva said:   4 years ago
No confusion we can do like this,

P + Q = (5050 x 2) = 10100,
Q + R = (6250 x 2) = 12500,
P + R = (5200 x 2) = 10400.

We need only p so,

p+q-(q+r)+p+r = p+q-q-r+p+r= 2P(cancel r and q).

10100 - 12500 + 10400 = 8000.
2P = 8000.
P = 4000.
That's it.
(6)

Selva said:   4 years ago
No confusion we can do like this,

P + Q = (5050 x 2) = 10100,
Q + R = (6250 x 2) = 12500,
P + R = (5200 x 2) = 10400.

We need only p so,

p+q-(q+r)+p+r = p+q-q-r+p+r= 2P(cancel r and q).

10100 - 12500 + 10400 = 8000.
2P = 8000.
P = 4000.
That's it.
(3)

Aarthi said:   1 decade ago
p+q = 5050.
q+r = 6250.
p+r = 5200.

We have to add this three equations P+q+q+r+p+r = 16500.

Then we get 2(p+q+r) = 16500.

p+q+r = 8250.
q+r = 6250.

We want to solve the above two equations then we get p = 2000.

For me the correct value is 2000.
(1)


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