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The question is from CAT Ratio, Mixtures and Averages. Our task is to minimize the averge and the data is given in range and frequency. CAT exam is known to test on basics rather than high funda ideas. A range of CAT questions can be asked from Ratios and Proportions, Mixtures, Alligations and Averages. Make sure you master the topics. 2IIMs CAT questions bank provides you with CAT questions that can help you gear for CAT Exam CAT 2023.

Question 5: 5 Scores in a classroom are broken into 5 different ranges, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, 81-90 and 91-100. The number of students who have scored in each range is given below:

51 to 60 - 3 students, 61 to 70 - 8 students, 71 to 80 - 7 students, 81 to 90 - 4 students, 91 to 100 - 3 students.
Furthermore, we know that the number of students who scored 76 or more is atleast one more than those who scored below 75. What is the minimum possible average overall of this class?

  1. 72
  2. 71.2
  3. 70.6
  4. 69.2

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Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Question from Ratio, Mixtures and Averages: This is based on a simplified version of what people describe as "frequency distribution" in statistics. Forget the fancy terms, solve this from first principles.

Let's employ the idea of a total of 25 students (all of the same weight) sitting on a see-saw, which has numbers from 51 to 100 marked on it. At least as many students are sitting on 76 (or to its right), as there are sitting to the left of 75. Now this means that you can have only one person sitting to the left of 75 and all the rest sitting beyond 76. But you can't do that, as you have other constraints as well.

First of all, you have to seat 3 students from 51 to 60, and 8 students from 61 to 70. Secondly, you also have to make sure that the average is the least. This means that the see-saw should be tilting as much to the left as possible, which in turn means that the number of people sitting to the left of 75 should be the highest possible.

This makes it 12 students to the left of 75, and the remaining 13 students on 76 or to its right.

Next, how do you ensure that the average is least, i.e. how do you ensure that the balance tilts as much as possible to the left? Make each student score as little as possible given the constraints.

So, the first 3 students only score 51 each. The next 8 students score only 61 each. 11 Students are now fixed. The 12th student has to be below 75, so seat him on 71. The remaining 6 students (who are in the 71 to 80 range) have to score 76. The next 4 score 81 and the next 3 score 91.

This would give you the least average.
The lowest possible average would be:
\\frac{(3 * 51) + (8 * 61) + 71 + (6 * 76) + (4* 81) + (3 * 91)}{25}\\)
=> 70.6

The question is "What is the minimum possible average overall of this class?"

Hence, the answer is "70.6".

Choice C is the correct answer.

 


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