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The average temperature for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 40°C. The average for Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 41° C. If temperature on Saturday was 42° C, what was the temperature on Wednesday?

A. 39° C

B. 44° C

C. 38° C

D. 41° C

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Average temperature for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday = 40° C
Total temperature = 3 × 40 = 120° C
Average temperature for Thursday, Friday and Saturday = 41° C
Total temperature = 41 × 3 = 123° C
Temperature on Saturday = 42° C
Now,
(Thursday + Friday + Saturday) - (Wednesday + Thursday + Friday) = 123 - 120;
Saturday - Wednesday = 3
Wednesday = 42 - 3 = 39° C

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  1. Okay Bro
    Okay Bro :
    8 months ago

    Let's denote the temperatures for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as W, T, F, and S respectively. We have two sets of information:

    1. (W + T + F) / 3 = 40
    2. (T + F + S) / 3 = 41

    Given that S (Saturday) is 42⁰C, we can substitute it into the second equation:

    (T + F + 42) / 3 = 41

    Now we can solve for T + F:

    T + F + 42 = 123
    T + F = 123 - 42
    T + F = 81

    Now, we know the sum of temperatures for Thursday and Friday. Substituting this into the first equation:

    (W + 81) / 3 = 40

    Solving for W:

    W + 81 = 120
    W = 120 - 81
    W = 39

    So, the temperature on Wednesday was 39⁰C.

  2. Umang Kher
    Umang Kher :
    9 months ago

    Total temperature of W+ T+F = 40×3 = 120°-----(i)
    Total temperature of T+F+S = 41×3 = 123°------(ii)
    Given that, Saturday's temperature was = 42°
    Now,
    T+F+S = 123°
    T+F+42° = 123°
    T+F = 123° - 42°
    T+F = 81°

    Now,
    Putting value of (T+F) in equation (i) we get,
    W+T+F = 120°
    W+ 81 = 120°
    W= 120° - 81°
    W = 39°
    So temperature on Wednesday was 39°

  3. Charlie Charles
    Charlie Charles :
    2 years ago

    Let a=Wednesday
    b=Thursday, c=Friday, d=Saturday

    Eqn 1: (a+b+c)/3 =40°C

    Eqn 2: (b+c+d)/3 = 41°C
    Where d=Saturday=42°C

    (b+c+42)/3 = 41°C
    b+c+42 = 41*3
    b+c = 123-42 = 81°C
    : Thursday+Friday=81°C

    For Wednesday, using eqn 1
    (a+81)/3 = 40°C
    a+81 = 40*3
    a = 120-81
    a = 39°C
    Temperature on Wednesday was 39°C

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    Ziarul Islam :
    2 years ago

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    3 years ago

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    Ramkrishna Pande :
    3 years ago

    Saturday - Wednesday = 3 what we get

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    4 years ago

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  13. Anonymous
    Anonymous :
    8 years ago

    39 is correct answer

  14. Anamika Awasthi
    Anamika Awasthi :
    9 years ago

    its correct ans is 39

  15. Kumar Kavi
    Kumar Kavi :
    9 years ago

    ur solution is correct but answer choice not correct
    it should be A)39`c

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    Shashikant Satav :
    9 years ago

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