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_____________?
Q1. 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_____________?
Answer: 48 runs
Explanation: Let old average = A; then 10A + 108 = 11(A+6) gives A = 42, and new average = 42 + 6 = 48 runs.