The table given below shows the income and expenditure of five companies.

Companies Income Expenditure
A 55 50
B 50 40
C 35 32
D 40 35
E 60 50

What is the difference between average income and average expenditure of all the companies?

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  1. 4.2
  2. 2.6
  3. 6.6
  4. 8.4

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Option 3 : 6.6
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Calculation:

Average income is ,

⇒ (55 + 50 + 35 + 40 + 60) / 5 

⇒ 240 / 5 = 48

Average expenditure is ,

⇒ (50 + 40 + 32 + 35 + 50) / 5 

⇒ 207 / 5 = 41.4

So the difference is 48 - 41.4 = 6.6

∴ The correct option is 3

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