The batting average for 40 innings of a cricket player is 50 runs. His highest score in an innings exceeds… · ABC26GN1516
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Average · Exam: S.S.C. 2006
The batting average for 40 innings of a cricket player is 50 runs. His highest score in an innings exceeds his lowest score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average score of the remaining 38 innings is 48 runs. Find his highest score in an innings.
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Explanation
Let the highest score be x. Then, lowest score = (x – 172). \ x + (x – 172) = 50 × 40 – 48 × 38 ⇒ 2x – 172 = 2000 – 1824 = 176 ⇒ 2x = 348 ⇒ x = 174. Hence, highest score in an innings = 174.
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