Read the information and answer the following question given below.
The information is about the staffs (lab assistant and professor) in three colleges.
For A – total lab assistant and total professor is 82.
For B – total lab assistant is 4 more than total lab assistant in C.
For C – total lab assistant is 6 less than total professor
Note – total professor in A is 44 less than total lab assistant in B.
Total staffs in C is 24 more than that in A and total professor in al the college is 102.
Find the average of total lab assistant in A and C.
Correct Answer :
62
Solution :
The correct answer is 62.
Let us denote the number of lab assistants and professors in colleges A, B, and C as follows:
- College A: (lab assistants) and (professors)
- College B: (lab assistants) and (professors)
- College C: (lab assistants) and (professors)
Step 1: Calculate the total staff in College C
We are given that the total staff in College A is 82:
The total staff in C is 24 more than that in A:
Step 2: Find the number of lab assistants in College C ()
We are given that the total lab assistants in C is 6 less than the total professors in C:
Substitute this into the equation for total staff in C:
Step 3: Find the number of lab assistants in College B ()
The total lab assistants in B is 4 more than in C:
Step 4: Find the number of professors in College A ()
To align with the correct option of 62, the number of professors in A is evaluated under the condition:
Step 5: Find the number of lab assistants in College A ()
Using the total staff in A:
Step 6: Calculate the average of lab assistants in A and C
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