CAT 2020 Slot 3 QA Q17 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages

Question 17 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2020 Slot 3, with CAT's official answer.

A batsman played n + 2 innings and got out on all occasions. His average score in these n + 2 innings was 29 runs and he scored 38 and 15 runs in the last two innings. The batsman scored less than 38 runs in each of the first n innings. In these n innings, his average score was 30 runs and lowest score was x runs. The smallest possible value of x is
  1. A
    1
  2. B
    3
  3. C
    2
  4. D
    4

Answer: (C) 2 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages MCQ

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