document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1055103>Question 1055103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Miandad scored 85 runs in the 17th innings and thereby increased the run average of the previous 16 innings by 3. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What were his average runs in 17 innings? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What were his average runs in 17 innings?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 16 innings average be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of runs scored in the 16 innings is 16x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16x + 85)/17 = x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x + 85 = 17x + 51<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 17 innings average = 37<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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