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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 60

The average of five consecutive even numbers is 40. What is the value of smallest of these numbers?

  1. 35

  2. 36

  3. 44

  4. 48

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Answer: (B) 36

Explanation

For five consecutive even numbers, the average is the middle number: 40. So the numbers are 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44, and the smallest is 36.