The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. Find out the average age of the team.  Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 23 years
B) 20 years
C) 24 years
D) 21 years
E) 25 years
Explanation:   Number of members in the team = 11   Let the average age of of the team = xx   =&gt; Sum of the ages of all 11 members = 11x11x   23 yearsge of the captain = 26   23 yearsge of the wicket keeper = 26 + 3= 
<gadget id="calculator">26 + 3</gadget>
<output>29</output>
29   Sum of the ages of 9 members of the team excluding captain and wicket keeper=11x−26−29=11x−55=11x−26−29=11x−55   23 yearsverage age of 9 members of the team excluding captain and wicket keeper   =11x−559=11x−559   Given that 11x−559=(x−1)11x−559=(x−1)   ⇒11x−55=9(x−1)   ⇒11x−55=9x−9⇒2x=46   ⇒x=462=23 years   23 yearsNSWER IS 23 years
<result>A</result>
The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. Find out the average age of the team.