Maximum score of toppers in an examination
CAT 2021 Slot 3 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · Averages
This is a medium Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 2021 Slot 3 paper. It tests Averages. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
The arithmetic mean of scores of 25 students in an examination is 50. Five of these students top the examination with the same score. If the scores of the other students are distinct integers with the lowest being 30, then the maximum possible score of the toppers is
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Explanation
Total sum of scores of 25 students = .
Let the score of each of the 5 toppers be . To maximize , we must minimize the sum of the remaining students' scores.
The minimum possible distinct integer scores starting from for students are .
Sum of these 20 scores:
So: .
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