{"id":90977,"date":"2025-06-01T10:42:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90977"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:42:23","slug":"if-19a-19b-19c-437-then-what-is-the-mean-of-a-b-and-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-19a-19b-19c-437-then-what-is-the-mean-of-a-b-and-c\/","title":{"rendered":"If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;6.33&#8243; option2=&#8221;7.66&#8243; option3=&#8221;9.33&#8243; option4=&#8221;11.55&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe mean of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is approximately 7.66.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe given equation is $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$.<br \/>\nWe can factor out the common term 19 from the left side of the equation:<br \/>\n$19(a + b + c) = 437$.<br \/>\nTo find the sum $a+b+c$, divide both sides by 19:<br \/>\n$a + b + c = \\frac{437}{19}$.<br \/>\nPerform the division:<br \/>\n$437 \\div 19$:<br \/>\n$19 \\times 2 = 38$. $43 &#8211; 38 = 5$. Bring down 7, making it 57.<br \/>\n$19 \\times 3 = 57$. $57 &#8211; 57 = 0$.<br \/>\nSo, $\\frac{437}{19} = 23$.<br \/>\nThe sum of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is $a+b+c = 23$.<br \/>\nThe mean (average) of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is defined as $\\frac{a+b+c}{3}$.<br \/>\nMean = $\\frac{23}{3}$.<br \/>\nTo express this as a decimal, divide 23 by 3:<br \/>\n$23 \\div 3 = 7$ with a remainder of 2. So, $\\frac{23}{3} = 7 \\frac{2}{3}$.<br \/>\nAs a decimal, $\\frac{2}{3} \\approx 0.666&#8230;$.<br \/>\nMean $\\approx 7.666&#8230;$.<br \/>\nLooking at the options, 7.66 is the closest approximation, likely rounded to two decimal places.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe mean of a set of numbers is the sum of the numbers divided by the count of the numbers. In this case, the set is {a, b, c}, and there are 3 numbers. The calculation involved simple algebraic manipulation and division.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;6.33&#8243; option2=&#8221;7.66&#8243; option3=&#8221;9.33&#8243; option4=&#8221;11.55&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2024 Download PDFAttempt Online The mean of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is approximately 7.66. The given equation is $19a + 19b + &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-19a-19b-19c-437-then-what-is-the-mean-of-a-b-and-c\/#more-90977\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1103,1102],"class_list":["post-90977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1103","tag-quantitative-aptitude-and-reasoning","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The mean of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is approximately 7.66. The given equation is $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$. We can factor out the common term 19 from the left side of the equation: $19(a + b + c) = 437$. To find the sum $a+b+c$, divide both sides by 19: $a + b + c = frac{437}{19}$. Perform the division: $437 div 19$: $19 times 2 = 38$. $43 - 38 = 5$. Bring down 7, making it 57. $19 times 3 = 57$. $57 - 57 = 0$. So, $frac{437}{19} = 23$. The sum of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is $a+b+c = 23$. The mean (average) of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is defined as $frac{a+b+c}{3}$. Mean = $frac{23}{3}$. To express this as a decimal, divide 23 by 3: $23 div 3 = 7$ with a remainder of 2. So, $frac{23}{3} = 7 frac{2}{3}$. As a decimal, $frac{2}{3} approx 0.666...$. Mean $approx 7.666...$. Looking at the options, 7.66 is the closest approximation, likely rounded to two decimal places.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-19a-19b-19c-437-then-what-is-the-mean-of-a-b-and-c\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"If $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$, then what is the mean of $a$, $b$ and $c$?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The mean of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is approximately 7.66. The given equation is $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$. We can factor out the common term 19 from the left side of the equation: $19(a + b + c) = 437$. To find the sum $a+b+c$, divide both sides by 19: $a + b + c = frac{437}{19}$. Perform the division: $437 div 19$: $19 times 2 = 38$. $43 - 38 = 5$. Bring down 7, making it 57. $19 times 3 = 57$. $57 - 57 = 0$. So, $frac{437}{19} = 23$. The sum of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is $a+b+c = 23$. The mean (average) of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is defined as $frac{a+b+c}{3}$. Mean = $frac{23}{3}$. To express this as a decimal, divide 23 by 3: $23 div 3 = 7$ with a remainder of 2. So, $frac{23}{3} = 7 frac{2}{3}$. As a decimal, $frac{2}{3} approx 0.666...$. Mean $approx 7.666...$. 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We can factor out the common term 19 from the left side of the equation: $19(a + b + c) = 437$. To find the sum $a+b+c$, divide both sides by 19: $a + b + c = frac{437}{19}$. Perform the division: $437 div 19$: $19 times 2 = 38$. $43 - 38 = 5$. Bring down 7, making it 57. $19 times 3 = 57$. $57 - 57 = 0$. So, $frac{437}{19} = 23$. The sum of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is $a+b+c = 23$. The mean (average) of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is defined as $frac{a+b+c}{3}$. Mean = $frac{23}{3}$. To express this as a decimal, divide 23 by 3: $23 div 3 = 7$ with a remainder of 2. So, $frac{23}{3} = 7 frac{2}{3}$. As a decimal, $frac{2}{3} approx 0.666...$. Mean $approx 7.666...$. 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The given equation is $19a + 19b + 19c = 437$. We can factor out the common term 19 from the left side of the equation: $19(a + b + c) = 437$. To find the sum $a+b+c$, divide both sides by 19: $a + b + c = \\frac{437}{19}$. Perform the division: $437 \\div 19$: $19 \\times 2 = 38$. $43 - 38 = 5$. Bring down 7, making it 57. $19 \\times 3 = 57$. $57 - 57 = 0$. So, $\\frac{437}{19} = 23$. The sum of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is $a+b+c = 23$. The mean (average) of $a$, $b$, and $c$ is defined as $\\frac{a+b+c}{3}$. Mean = $\\frac{23}{3}$. To express this as a decimal, divide 23 by 3: $23 \\div 3 = 7$ with a remainder of 2. So, $\\frac{23}{3} = 7 \\frac{2}{3}$. As a decimal, $\\frac{2}{3} \\approx 0.666...$. Mean $\\approx 7.666...$. 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