Average problems
- 1. What is the average of first 93 natural numbers?
Options- A. 45
- B. 46
- C. 47
- D. 49 Discuss
Correct Answer: 47
- 2. The average marks in science subject of a class of 20 students is 68. If the marks of two students were misread as 48 and 65 of the actual marks 72 and 61 respectively, then what would be the correct average?
Options- A. 68.5
- B. 69
- C. 69.5
- D. 70 Discuss
Correct Answer: 69
Explanation:
Difference of marks = 72 + 61 ?48 ?65 = 20?Correct average marks = 68 +20/20= 69
- 3. A group of boys has an average weight of 36 kg. One boy weighing 42 kg leaves the group and another boy weighing 30 kg joins the group. If the average now becomes 35.7 kg, then how many boys are there in the group?
Options- A. 30
- B. 32
- C. 40
- D. 56 Discuss
Correct Answer: 40
- 4. a, b and c are 3 values, such that a + b = 5, b + c = 7.5 and c + a = 8.5. What will be the average of these values?
Options- A. 1.5
- B. 3
- C. 3.5
- D. 4.5 Discuss
Correct Answer: 3.5
- 5. Seven friends spent Rs 14 each on a project and the eighth friend spent Rs 21 more than the average expenditure of all eight of them. What is the amount of total money (in Rs) spent by them?
Options- A. 133
- B. 136
- C. 141
- D. 155 Discuss
Correct Answer: 136
- 6. The ratio of number of boys and girls in a class is 2 : 3. The average weight of boys and girls in the class is 18 kg and 21 kg respectively. What is the average weight (in kgs) of all the boys and girls together?
Options- A. 99/5
- B. 101/5
- C. 109/6
- D. 96/5 Discuss
Correct Answer: 99/5
- 7. The average of 8 consecutive natural numbers is 38.5. What is the largest of these 8 numbers?
Options- A. 41
- B. 39
- C. 42
- D. 45 Discuss
Correct Answer: 42
- 8. The mean of marks secured by 65 students in division A of class X is 54, 30 students of division B is 50 and that of 55 students of division C is 48. Find the mean of marks of the students of three divisions of Class X.
Options- A. 50.3
- B. 49.6
- C. 51
- D. 52.4 Discuss
Correct Answer: 51
- 9. Among four students sitting in a row, average age of last three students is 20 years and the average age of first three students is 21 years. If the age of first student is 26 years, then what is the age (in years) of the last student?
Options- A. 23
- B. 37
- C. 24
- D. 29 Discuss
Correct Answer: 23
- 10. Of the 3 numbers whose average is 40, the first is 1/3 rd the sum of other 2. What is the first number?
Options- A. 20
- B. 50
- C. 25
- D. 30 Discuss
Correct Answer: 30
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