A person was doing a 4 semester course in which average was 75. He was doing…

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A person was doing a 4 semester course in which average was 75. He was doing another course. What should be his average in this course so that average of entire study is 80?

  1. A.

    84

  2. B.

    75

  3. C.

    85

  4. D.

    80

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Correct answer: C

Key insight: treat both courses as 4-semester programmes, so total semesters = 8.

  • Compute total marks required for an overall average of 80: 8 × 80 = 640.

  • Marks obtained from the first 4-semester course: 4 × 75 = 300.

  • Marks needed from the second course: 640 − 300 = 340.

  • Average required in the second 4-semester course: 340 ÷ 4 = 85.

Therefore the required average in the other course is 85.

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