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    • Question

      6 students ‘P’, ‘Q’, ‘R’, ‘S’, ‘T’ and

      ‘U’ took part in a quiz competition. The average score of all 6 was 72 marks. The average score of ‘P’, ‘R’, ‘S’ and ‘T’ was 70 marks. If ‘U’ scored 20 marks more than ‘Q’, then find the marks scored by ‘Q’.
      A 66 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 75 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 38 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 25 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      ATQ,

      Sum of marks scored by all 6 students = 72 × 6 = 432

      Sum of marks scored by ‘P’, ‘R’, ‘S’ and ‘T’ = 70 × 4 = 280

      So, sum of marks scored by ‘Q’ and ‘U’ = 432 − 280 = 152

      Let marks scored by ‘Q’ = x

      Then, marks scored by ‘U’ = x + 20

      So, x + x + 20 = 2x + 20 = 152

      => x = (152 − 20) ÷ 2 = 66

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