The average age of a morning class is 108, if the average age of 72 ladies in the class is as same as the total average and the number of gents in the class is 2 more than the ladies in the class, what is the average age of gents in the class? A) 152 B) 108 C) 156 D) 154 

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Answer :

B)

According to question,

(72+74)X=72×108+74X

146x-74x=7776

72x=7776

X=7776/72= 108years

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