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.
Pick:
A) 23 years  B) 20 years  C) 24 years  D) 21 years  E) 22 years
Explanation:   Number of members in the team = 11   Let the average age of of the team = x   =&gt; Sum of ages of all 11 members/11=x   =&gt; Sum of the ages of all 11 members = 11x   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   23 yearsverage age of 9 members of the team excluding captain and wicket keeper   =11x−5/59   Given that 11x−55/9=(x−1)   ⇒11x−55=9(x−1)   ⇒11x−55=9x−9   ⇒2x=46   ⇒x=46/2= 
<gadget id="calculator">46/2</gadget>
<output>23</output>
23 years   23 yearsnswer: Option 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.