Mathematics
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Question
A cricket captain is 26 and the wicket-keeper is 3 years older. Excluding them, the remaining players’ average is 1 year less than the team average. Find the team’s average age.
A
23 years
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B
24 years
C
25 years
D
None of these
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A
23 years
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B
24 years
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C
25 years
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D
None of these
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Explanation
Let average be x. Then 9(x − 1) = 11x − 55 ⇒ x = 23 years.