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6.
The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?
23 years
24 years
25 years
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the average age of the whole team by x years.

11x - (26 + 29) = 9(x -1)

11x - 9x = 46

2x = 46

x = 23.

So, average age of the team is 23 years.

Discussion:
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Sowmya said:   7 years ago
why we took 9(x-1) here? Please explain.

Philo said:   7 years ago
Can anyone explain using distribution method?

Viji said:   7 years ago
A captain age is 26 years old.

Then wicket keeper is 3 years older than as captain. So (26+3)=29.
Total= avg* no of observation,
x= 11 players average, y= total of 9 players.
At 11players,
y+26+29= x* 11.
y+55= 11x -----------> (1)
At 2 players excluded, so 9 players,
As formula. y= (x-1)* 9 -----------> (2)
(2) substituting by (1):

(x-1)* 9+55= 11x,
9x-9+55= 11x,
2x= 46,
X= 23.

So average of whole team so 23 years old.

Ashwin said:   7 years ago
If we assume c be the avg of the whole team then why 11x-55 why not x-55?

Chattar priya said:   8 years ago
Thanks all of you.

Divya said:   8 years ago
How 9 will come can you explain detail?

R K said:   8 years ago
Let 9 Players Avg = P9
Let 11 Players Avg = x

So,
(P9 + 26 + 29) / 11 = x ------------> (Eq 1)

P9 / 9 = x -1 (Total Average is less than 1 if we exclude 26 (Cap.) and 29 (Wk))

or x = 1 + (P9 / 9) ===== or ==== x = ( P9 + 9 ) / 9 -------------> (Eq 2)

Put x value from Eq 2 to Eq 1

(P9 + 26 + 29) / 11 = ( P9 + 9 ) / 9

9 P9 + 234 + 261 = 11 P9 + 99 --------> Cross Multiplication
11 P9 - 9 P9 = 234 + 261 -99 = 495 - 99 = 396
2 P9 = 396
P9 = 198

Average of 9 Players is 198

Average of 11 Players is = (198 + 26 + 29) / 11
= 253 / 11
= 23

Team Average is 23.

Hope it is helpful to understand.

Akhil said:   8 years ago
It's very easy.

11 members players age average - WK age.
26 - 3 = 23.

Mehul said:   8 years ago
Explaination:

Number-----------Average -----------Total
11 ----------- x -----------11x
9 ----------- x-1 ----------- 9(x-1).
So, for average of the team :-
11x - (captain + wicketkeeper) = 9(x-1)
hence,
11x - (26+29)=9(x-1),
11x -55 = 9x - 9,
11x - 9x = 46,
2x = 46,
x=23.

Sanjana said:   8 years ago
Can you explain how to come 9 (x-1)?


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