Three cricket players -- Ramesh, Suresh and Ganesh play for three different…
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Three cricket players -- Ramesh, Suresh and Ganesh play for three different cricket Teams – Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan respectively. Ramesh was born in Chennai but brought up in Karnal,Haryana. Suresh was born in Delhi and brought up in Delhi. Ganesh’s fore-fathers were from Madurai but settled in Rajasthan. All the three participated in a cricket tournament. Ramesh’s runs to Suresh’s runs and Suresh’s runs to Ganesh’s runs are in the ratio 5:7. If the total runs scored by all the three players in the tournament is 327, find the total runs scored by Suresh in the tournament?
Answer: D. 105 — Solution: Find Suresh's total runs. Let Ramesh = 5a and Suresh = 7a because Ramesh : Suresh = 5 : 7. From Suresh : Ganesh = 5 : 7, we have 7a : Ganesh = 5 :…
- A.
95
- B.
85
- C.
65
- D.
105
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Correct answer: D
Solution: Find Suresh's total runs.
Let Ramesh = 5a and Suresh = 7a because Ramesh : Suresh = 5 : 7.
From Suresh : Ganesh = 5 : 7, we have 7a : Ganesh = 5 : 7, so Ganesh = 49a/5.
Total runs: 5a + 7a + 49a/5 = 327. Combine terms: (25a + 35a + 49a)/5 = 109a/5 = 327.
Solve for a: a = 327 × 5 / 109 = 15.
Suresh's runs = 7a = 7 × 15 = 105.
Answer: 105