Averages

1)In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the
remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

a)6.25 b)6.5 c)6.75 d)7

2)A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months.
How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

a)Rs. 4991. b)Rs. 5991. c)Rs. 6001. d)Rs. 6991

3)The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?

a)0 b)1 c)10 d)19

4)The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 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)76.5 kg. c)85 kg. d)Data inadequate. e)None of these

5)The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If
the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the
average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?

a)23 years. b)24 years. c)25 years. d)None of these

6)The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs.
6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:

a)3500. b)4000. c)4050. d)5000

7)The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the
child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:

a)35 years. b)40 years. c)50 years. d)None of these

8)A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What
approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year?

a)Rs. 7.98. b)Rs. 8. c)Rs. 8.50. d)Rs. 9

9)In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doest not agree with
Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that
his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, what is the
average of different probable weights of Arun?

a)67 kg. b)68 kg. c)69 kg. d)Data inadequate. e)None of these

10)The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and
C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:

a)17 kg b)20 kg c)26 kg d)31 kg

11)The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the remaining 8 boys is 45.15 kg. Find
the average weights of all the boys in the class.

a)47.55 kg. b)48 kg. c)48.55 kg. d)49.25 kg

12)A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of
visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is:

a)250 b)276 c)280 d)285

13)If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the
average marks of all the students is:

a)53.33 b)54.68 c)55 d)None of these

14) A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 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)20 c)40 d)73

15)A grocer has a sale of Rs 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months.
How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs, 6500 ?

A) 4991. B) 5467. C) 5987. D) 6453

16)The average of runs of a cricket player of 10 innings was 32. How many runs must he make in his next
innings so as to increase his average of runs by 4 ?

A) 76. B) 79. C) 85. D) 87

17)The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 20. The largest of these numbers is :

A) 21. B) 22. C) 23. D) 24

18)The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero ?

A) 0 B) -1 C) 1 D) none of these

19)The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 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) 70 kg. B) 75 kg. C) 80 kg. D) 85 kg

20)A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class
got increased by half. The number of pupils in the class is :

A) 45. B) 40. C) 39. D) 37

21) The average of five consecutive odd numbers is 61. What is the difference between the highest and
lowest numbers :

A) 4. B) 8. C) 12. D) 16

22)The average weight of a class of 24 students is 35 kg. If the weight of the teacher be included, the
average rises by 400 g. The weight of the teacher is :

A) 45 kg. B) 46 kg. C) 47 kg. D) 48 kg

23)A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of
visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is :

A) 285. B) 290. C) 297. D) 305

24)The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as
23. The corrected new mean is :

A) 35. B) 36.5. C) 40. D) 42

25)The average of 11 numbers is 10.9. If the average of the first six numbers is 10.5 and that of the last
six numbers is 11.4, then the middle number is :

A) 10.5. B) 11.5. C) 12.5. D) 13.5

26)The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 48 degrees and for
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 46 degrees. If the temperature on Monday was 42
degrees. Find the temperature on Friday ?

A) 34. B) 36. C) 38. D) 40

27)10 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. Two children having been born
(with age diference of 2 years), the present average age of the family is the same. The present age of the
youngest child is :

A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4

28)The average age of 8 men is increased by years when two of them whose ages are 21 years and 23
years are replaced by two new men. The average age of the two new men is :

A) 20. B) 30. C) 40. D) 50

29)A car owner buys petrol at Rs 7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What
approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year ?

A) 6.23. B) 7.98. C) 8.97. D) 9.89

30) A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had
scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points, the team
scored was :

A) 665. B) 657. C) 658. D) 678

Answers
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