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How many of the batsmen got out in all the innings played ?

Answer: B

Only 1 batsman got out in every innings he played.

Since average = runs / times out, the number of times each batsman got out is runs divided by average:

Batsman	Innings	Times out	Not out
P1	48	1800 / 40 = 45	3
P2	50	2034 / 45.2 = 45	5
P3	46	1679 / 36.5 = 46	0
P4	44	1539 / 40.5 = 38	6
P5	38	1806 / 51.6 = 35	3
P6	40	1445 / 42.5 = 34	6

Only P3 has as many dismissals as innings (46 of 46). Every other batsman has at least 3 not-outs.

'Cannot be determined' is wrong, because the definition of the average lets you recover the number of dismissals exactly; 0 and 2 miscount P3.

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