A cicketer bas a certain average for 10 innings, In the eleventh inning, he scorod 108 runs, thereby increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is :

44 runs
46 runs
48 runs
49 runs

Correct Answer: 48 runs

Explanation:

Let average for 10 innings be x. Then,

(10x + 108)/11 = x + 6 => 11x + 66 = 10x + 108 => x = 42.

New average = (x + 6) = 48 runs.

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