Question

If the bowling average of a bowler is 12.4 runs per wickets, he takes 10 wickets in his next
innings by giving 52 runs due to this his bowling average improved by 0.4 run per wicket. Find
the total number of wickets taken by his at present?​

Answer 1

Answer:

A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets for 26 runs and thereby decreases his average by 0.4. The number of wickets taken by him till the last match was (a) 64 (b) 72 (c) 80 (d) 85.