Average of 30 integers
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · QA · Medium · Averages
The average of 30 integers is 5. Among these 30 integers, there are exactly 20 which do not exceed 5. What is the highest possible value of the average of these 20 integers?
- A.
4
- B.
5
- C.
4.5
- D.
3.5
Answer
C
Explanation
Total sum of the 30 integers .
Let the 20 integers that do not exceed 5 have sum , and the remaining 10 integers (each exceeding 5, so each ) have sum .
To maximize the average of the 20 integers, we must maximize , which means minimizing .
Since each of the 10 integers is greater than 5, the minimum integer value for each is 6.
The highest possible average of these 20 integers is .
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