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A cricketer has a certain average for 10 innings. In the eleventh inning, he scored 108 runs, there by increasing his average by 6 runs. Hi…

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A cricketer has a certain average for 10 innings. In the eleventh inning, he scored 108 runs, there by increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is:
  • A48
  • B52 runs
  • C55 runs
  • D60 runs
Correct answer: A

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48

Let average for 10 innings be x. Then,
(10x + 108)/11 = x + 6
= 11x + 66 = 10x + 108
= x = 42.
New average = (x + 6) = 48 runs.