Average Practice Test 6

Average score of 40 innings = 50 runs.
Total score of 40 innings = 50 × 40 = 2,000 runs
Average score of 38 innings = 48 runs.
Total score of 38 innings = 38 × 48 = 1,824 runs
Let the lowest score = x
Highest score = x +172
Excluding score two innings = 2,000 - 1,824 = 176 runs
The sum of two innings
x+x+172=176
2x=176−172
The lowest score x=

4

2

=2
The highest score = x +172 = +2 172 = 174 runs.