Friday, 22 January 2016

#57 Average Quantitative Aptitude Question

In an examination, a pupil’s average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination? 

A. 8
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

Ans: C.Sol.
Let the numbers of papers be x.
Then, 63x + 20 + 2 = 65x (or) 
2x = 22 (or) 
x = 11.

 

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