A problem by Princess Vanshika

Level 1

The average of 11 numbers is 60. If the average of the first six numbers is 58 and that of last six is 63, then the sixth number is?

66 62 66.5 65

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3 solutions

Gabriel Merces
Jan 17, 2014

Being The Average of 11 Numbers : a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k 11 = 60 \frac{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j+k}{11} = 60

a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k = 660 a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j+k = 660

Being The Average of 6 First Numbers : a + b + c + d + e + f 6 = 58 \frac{a+b+c+d+e+f}{6} = 58

a + b + c + d + e + f = 348 a+b+c+d+e+f = 348

Being The Average of 6 Last Numbers : f + g + h + i + j + k 6 = 63 \frac{f+g+h+i+j+k}{6} = 63

f + g + h + i + j + k = 378 f+g+h+i+j+k = 378

Adding the Two Sequences :

a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k + f = 726 \Rightarrow a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j+k+f= 726

We know already that a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k = 660 a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j+k = 660

Thus We Have : 660 + f = 726 f = 66 660+f=726 \Rightarrow f=66

Prasun Biswas
Feb 3, 2014

We get three equations from this problem. Let the numbers be a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , . . . . . , a 10 a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},.....,a_{10} and a 11 a_{11} . Then,

a 1 + a 2 + . . . . . + a 11 11 = 60 a 1 + a 2 + . . . . . + a 11 = 660 \frac{a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{11}}{11}=60 \implies a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{11}=660 .....(i)

a 1 + a 2 + . . . . . + a 6 6 = 58 a 1 + a 2 + . . . . . + a 6 = 348 \frac{a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{6}}{6}=58 \implies a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{6}=348 .....(ii)

( a 6 + a 7 + . . . . . + a 11 6 = 63 a 6 + a 7 + . . . . . + a 11 = 378 \frac{(a_{6}+a_{7}+.....+a_{11}}{6}=63 \implies a_{6}+a_{7}+.....+a_{11}=378 .....(iii)

Adding (ii) and (iii), we get---

( a 1 + a 2 + . . . . . + a 6 ) + ( a 6 + a 7 + . . . . + a 11 ) = 726 (a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{6})+(a_{6}+a{7}+....+a_{11})=726

( a 1 + a 2 + . . . . . + a 11 ) + a 6 = 726 \implies (a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{11})+a_{6}=726

660 + a 6 = 726 \implies 660+a_{6}=726 [From (i)] a 6 = 66 \implies a_{6}=\boxed{66}

Dick He
Jan 19, 2014

If the average of the eleven numbers is 60 then the total of them is 660, 60x11. If the average of the first six is 58 then the total of those six is 348. If the average of the last six is 63 the total is 378. Now you add 348 and 378 to get 726. 726=number 1+number 2...+2number 6..., 660=number 1+number 2+ number 3... You have all the same numbers except the first equation has one additional number 6 so we can find the value of number 6 if we subtract 726-660 which ends up being 66.

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