Question

    The average of 21 consecutive natural numbers is 53.

    What is the value of the smallest of these 21 numbers?
    A 43 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 44 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 41 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 42 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The average of 21 consecutive natural numbers is 53. As we know average means the middle number of the given sequence. So according to that the 11th number among 21 consecutive natural numbers is equal to the average of the given sequence. Hence 11th number = 53 Value of the smallest number among these 21 numbers = 53-10 = 43

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