AVERAGES

Average

• Concept of Inclusion
• Concept of Exclusion
• Concept of Replacement
• Concept of weighted average
• D.I based on Average
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Example:       What is the average of first 10 Prime numbers?

Solution:        First 10 Prime numbers are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17, 19, 23 and 29.
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Q1. What is the average of first 50 natural numbers?
a) 24.5 b) 25.5 c) 25 d) 26
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Q2. The average of 7 consecutive odd numbers is 125, find the sum of largest and
smallest of these numbers?
a) 245 b) 250 c) 255 d) 260
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Q3. The average of 5 quantities is 12 and the average of 3 of them is 9. What is
the average of the remaining 2?
a). 11 b). 16.5 c).11.5 d). 12.5
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Q4. The average weight of 20 students in a class is increased by 0.75 kg when one
student of 30 kg replaced by a new student . Weight of the new student (in kg)
is:

A) 35
B) 40
C) 45
D) 50
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Q5. The average age of 8 men is increased by 2 years when two of them whose
age are 21 and 25 years replaced by two new men. The average age of the two
new men is :

A) 22 years
B) 31 years
C) 28 years
D) 30 years
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Q6. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2 kg when a new person
comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the
new person?

A.76 kg
B.81 kg
C.85 kg
D. Data inadequate
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Q7. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 93 instead of 63. Due to that the
average marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in
the class is:

A.10
B.60
C.40
D.73
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Q8. A student finds the average of 10 positive integers. Each integer contains two
digits. By mistake, the boy interchanges the digits of one number say ba for ab.
Due to this, the average becomes 3.6 less than the previous one. What was the
difference of the two digits a and b?

A. 8
B. 6
C. 2
D. 4
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Q9. The average age of a group of 12 workers is 20 years. If 4 more join the
group, the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the new workers
is
A. 24
B. 26
C. 26
D. 22
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Q10. The average weight of a class of 10 students is increased by 2 kg when one
student of 30kg left and another student joined. After a few months, this new
student left and another student joined whose weight was 10 less than the
student who left now. What is the difference between the final and initial
averages?
a) 11 b) 1 c) 111 d) 121
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Q11. The average weight of a group of boys is 40 kg. After a boy of weight 49 kg
joins the group, the average weight of the group goes up by 1 kg. Find the
number of boys in the group initially.

a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
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Q12. The average age of a family of 5 members is 25 years. If the age of the
youngest member be 10 years then what was the average age of the family just a
day before the birth of the youngest member?

A. 13.5 years
B. 14 years
C. 18.75 years
D. 12.5 years
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Q13. There are 7 members in a family whose average age is 25 years. Ram who is
12 years old is the second youngest in the family. Find the average age of the
family in years just before Ram was born ?
a) 15.167 b) 18.2 c) 13 d) cannot be determined
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Q14. The average monthly salary of 12 workers and 3 managers in a factory was
Rs. 500. When one of the manager whose salary was Rs. 600, was replaced with a
new manager, then the average salary of the team went down to 480. What is the
salary of the new manager?
A. Rs 300
B. Rs 420
C. Rs 690
D. Rs 640
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Q15. The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15
consecutive working days was Rs.90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average
wage was Rs.88 per day and the average wage during the last 7 days was Rs.92
per day. What was his wage on the 8th day?

a. 83
b. 92
c. 90
d. 97
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Q16. The average temperature on Mon, Tue and Wed was 250. The average
temperature on Tue, Wed and Thu was 240. If the temperature on Thu was 270,
what was the temperature on Mon?
A. 240
B. 210
C. 270
D. 300
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Q17. Average cost of 5 apples and 4 mangoes is Rs. 50. The average cost of 7 apples
and 8 mangoes is Rs. 48. Find the total cost of 24 apples and 24 mangoes.

A. 2340
B. 2088
C. 720
D. 324
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Q18. Average weight of 25 boys in a class is 50 kgs. The average weight of the class of 40
students is 45 kgs. What is the average weight of the 15 girls in the class?

A. 44 kgs
B. 42 kgs
C. 40 kgs
D. 36.67 kgs
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Q26.Direction: Study the following information carefully and the answer the questions.
Ram bought five cars in a day and put on rent for 15 days. The table represents the mileage of the cars, average
amount of petrol used by each car per day, and the total time taken to cover the total distance which is covered
during 15 days. (The time when the car was standing is not taken as consideration) 

What was the ratio of the average speed of Car A and Car C during 15 days?
a. 11:15
b. 55:83
c. 54:55
d. 83:55
  
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Q27.Direction: Study the following information carefully and the answer the questions.
Ram bought five cars in a day and put on rent for 15 days. The table represents the mileage of the cars, average
amount of petrol used by each car per day, and the total time taken to cover the total distance which is covered
during 15 days. (The time when the car was standing is not taken as consideration)   

Car A and Car E is travelling towards each other with speed same as the average speed of it during the given
15 days. After meeting, they travel to each other’s starting point. If initially distance between both cars is
2080 km then find difference of the time taken by car A and car B to reach their destination after meeting
each other.
A. 1089/179
B. 971/176
C. 117/22
D. 1061/176
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Q28.Direction: Study the following information carefully and the answer the questions.
Ram bought five cars in a day and put on rent for 15 days. The table represents the mileage of the cars, average
amount of petrol used by each car per day, and the total time taken to cover the total distance which is covered
during 15 days. (The time when the car was standing is not taken as consideration)   

Find the ratio of the time taken by Car D to travel 1080 km to the time taken by car B to travel 1080 km, with
the speed same as the average speed of it during the given 15 days.
a. 5:6
b. 4:5
c. 5:4
d. 6:5
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Q29.Direction: Study the following information carefully and the answer the questions.
Ram bought five cars in a day and put on rent for 15 days. The table represents the mileage of the cars, average
amount of petrol used by each car per day, and the total time taken to cover the total distance which is covered
during 15 days. (The time when the car was standing is not taken as consideration)   

If the total distances covered by all the cars in 15 days is covered by car G and car H in 159 hours and 265
hours respectively then find the difference between average speeds of car G and Car H.
A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51
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Q30.Direction: Study the following information carefully and the answer the questions.
Ram bought five cars in a day and put on rent for 15 days. The table represents the mileage of the cars, average
amount of petrol used by each car per day, and the total time taken to cover the total distance which is covered
during 15 days. (The time when the car was standing is not taken as consideration)   
Car C is travelling from point P to point Q and car D is travelling from point Q to point P. After every hour
car C increases its speed by 6 km/h and car D decreases its speed by 3 km/h. If distance between point P and
point Q is meet 975 km, then find the time taken by car C to reach point Q after meeting car D if after
meeting both the cars travel at their initial speed. (The initial speed to be considered for Car C and Car D is
the average speed during 15 days)
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3
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Q31. What is the maximum possible age of any woman, if the average of the three women’s age is
36 years?

Statement I: Not one of them is greater than 44.

Statement II: No one of them is less than 32.

(A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
and
(E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
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Q32.Assuming that the passing grade is 40%, how many students out of 31 students have passed in
the exam?

Statement I: The median grade was 41%.

Statement II: The average grade is 40%.

(A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
and
(E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
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Q33.A scooter company has 1000 employees. What will be the average yearly average wage of its
executives?

Statement I: The total wages of the employees is Rs. 4,00,000 per year.

Statement II: The company has 250 executives.

(A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
and
(E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
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