<PRE><B>Question 1055103</B>
Miandad scored 85 runs in the 17th innings and thereby increased the run average of the previous 16 innings by 3. 
What were his average runs in 17 innings?
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Let 16 innings average be &quot;x&quot;.
Then number of runs scored in the 16 innings is 16x
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(16x + 85)/17 = x + 3
16x + 85 = 17x + 51
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x = 34
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Ans: 17 innings average = 37
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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