The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 30 years old and the wicket keeper is 5 years younger...

The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 30 years old and the wicket keeper is 5 years younger. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average of the team?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

23

Steps/Work

Let the average of the whole team be x years.
11x - (30 + 25) = 9(x - 1)
= 11x - 9x = 46
= 2x = 46 => x = 23
So, average age of the team is 23 years.
Answer:B