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the Quidditch team

by sanju09 » Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:45 am
What is the average age of the members of the Quidditch team?

1. The oldest player is 35 years old, whereas the youngest player is 18 years old.
2. Out of the total of 11 players in the team, the average of the 9, other than the oldest and the youngest player is 23.

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by nithi_mystics » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:33 am
Answer is C

1) INSUFF as we do not know the number of players.
2) Average age of 9 players = 23. We do not know the age of the other 2 players. So INSUFF

Combining 1 and 2,

Average age = [35+(9*23)+18]/11
sanju09 wrote:What is the average age of the members of the Quidditch team?

1. The oldest player is 35 years old, whereas the youngest player is 18 years old.
2. Out of the total of 11 players in the team, the average of the 9, other than the oldest and the youngest player is 23.

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by reply2spg » Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:39 am
C is correct
sanju09 wrote:What is the average age of the members of the Quidditch team?

1. The oldest player is 35 years old, whereas the youngest player is 18 years old.
2. Out of the total of 11 players in the team, the average of the 9, other than the oldest and the youngest player is 23.

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