Advanced Edge Material 1

AVEARAGE LEVEL- I 14. The average age of eight men is increased by 2 years,
1. What is the average o first 13 multiple of 12? when two men whose ages are 20 years and 24 years
a. 156 b. 84 c. 168 d. 94 respectively are interchanged by two women. What
2. The average of even numbers from 1 to 30 is: is the average age of the women?
a. 16 b. 15 c. 18 d. 21 [SSC Mains - 2008]
3. The average of square of natural numbers a. 28 years b. 33 years
from 1 to 35 is: c. 25 years d. 30 years
a. 436 b. 426 c. 416 d. 446 15. In a certain population, the number of women to men
4. The average of cubes of natural numbers from is in the ratio 11 : 10. The average age of women is 34
1 to 8 is: years and that of men is 32 years. Find the average
a. 162 b. 172 c. 153 d. 163 age of the population (approx) [SSC Mains - 2009]
5. The average of first 52 consecutive even num a. 32.5 years b. 32 years
bers is: c. 33 years d. 34 years
a. 52 b. 53 c. 51 d. 50 16. The average of 9 numbers is 11. If each of these 9
6. The average of first 17 consecutive odd numbers is: numbers is multiplied by 5 and then 5 is added to each
a. 16 b. 17 c. 18 d. 15 of these resultant numbers, then the new average is :
7. The arithmetic mean of 100 numbers was computed as a. 20 b. 30 c. 60 d. 50
84.05. It was later found that two numbers 192 and 33 17. A number is such that when it is multiplied by 8, it
have been misread as 92 and 83 respectively. What is gives another number which is as much above from
the correct arithmetic mean of the numbers? 270 as the original number (itself) is below 270. The
[CDS- 2010] average of the original number and the resultant num-
a. 88.55 b. 87.555 ber is :
c. 84.55 d. Can’t be determined a. 33.75 b. 190
8. The mean weight of 150 students in a certain class is c. 270 d. None of these
60 kg. The mean weight of the boys from the class is 18. The average of five numbers is 27. If one number is
70 kg, while that of girls is 55 kg. what is the number of excluded, the average becomes 25. The excluded
girls in the class? [CDS - 2010] number is : [SSC CGL - 1999]
a. 105 b. 100 c. 95 d. 60 a. 25 b. 27 c. 30 d. 35
9. Out of 250 observations, the first 100 observations 19. The average marks obtained in an examination by 8
have mean 5 and the average of the remaining 150 students was 51 and by 9 other students was 68. The
observations is 25/3. What is the average of the whole average marks of the 17 students was :
group of observations? [CDS - 2011] [SSC CGL - 1999]
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9 a. 59 b. 59.5 c. 60 d. 60.5
10. The average of u, v, w, x, y and z is 10. What is the 20. The average of 11 numbers is 10.8. If the average of
average of u+10, v + 20, w + 30, x + 40, y + 50 and the first six be 10.4 and that of the last six is 11.5, then
z +60? [CDS - 2013] the middle (6th) number is : [SSC CGL - 1999]
a. 30 b. 35 c. 40 d. 45 a. 10.3 b. 12.6 c. 13.5 d. 15.5
11. The average salary of employees in a factory is `6000 21. The average age of 14 girls and their teacher’s age is
of which the average salary of 150 technicians is 15 years. If the teacher’s age is excluded, the average
`12000 and those who are not technician is `3750. reduces by 1. What is the teacer’s age?
Find the total number of employees in the factory. [SSC CGL - 2000]
[SSC Mains - 2004] a. 35 years b. 32 years
a. 550 b. 400 c. 500 d. 250 c. 30 years d. 29 years
12. 13 Chairs and 5 tables were purchased in `8280. If the 22. The average age of four brother is 12 years. If the age
average cost of a table is `1227, then what is the of their mother is also included, the average is
average cost of a chair? [SSC - 2005] increased by 5 years. The age of the mother (in years)
a. `135 b. `165 c. `150 d. `180 is : [SSC CGL - 2000]
13. When a student, whose weight is 60 kg is interchanged a. 37 years b. 43 years
with a new student, then the average weight of 8 c. 48 years d. 53 years
students is increased by 1 kg. Find the weight of the 23. The average age of 8 person is increased by 2 years,
new student. [SSC Mains - 2008] when one of them, whose age is 24 years is replaced
a. 68 kg b. 64 kg c. 72 kg d. 70 kg by a new person. The age of the new person is :
[SSC CGL - 2000]

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a. 42 years b. 40 years number. In this way numbers 36, 34, 30 and 32 are
c. 38 years d. 45 years obtained. Find the number. [SSC Mains - 2009]
24. The average marks of 40 students in English a. 17, 12, 11, 19 b. 18, 15, 20, 12
examination is 72. Later it is found that three c. 17, 12, 15, 21 d. 18, 12, 15, 21
observation 64, 62, 84 were misread as 68, 65 & 73 8. In a certain class, there are 120 boys. A boy whose
respectively. The correct average is - weight is 56 kg, left the class and at the same time a
[SSC MAINS-2011] new boy enters the class. In this way, there is an
a. 70 b. 72 c. 71.9 d. 72.1 increment of 0.25 kg in the average weight of the boys
25. The average of 100 articles is 46. Later it is found that in the class. What is the weight of the new boy?
two entries are misread as 61 in place if 16, and 34 in [SSC Mains - 2003]
place of 43. It is also observed that the number of a. 72 kg b. 80 kg c. 65 kg d. 86 kg
observations was 90 not 100. Then correct average is 9. A class consists of 50 boys. A boy whose weight is 40
[SSC MAINS-2012] kg left the class and at the same time another boy
a. 50 b. 50.7 c. 52 d. 52.7 enters the class. If this causes the decrement of 100
gm. in the average weight of the boys in the class,
AVEARAGE LEVEL- II then find the weight of the new boy that entered the
1. What is the weighted mean of first 10 natural numbers class? [SSC Mains - 2006 (SSC - 2006)]
whose weights are equal to the corresponding number? a. 35 kg b. 39.9 kg c. 38 kg d. 40.1 kg
[CDS - 2010] 10. The average of five consecutive numbers is m. If the
a. 7 b. 5.5 c. 5 d. 4.5 next three numbers are also included, then find the
2. If m is the mean of p, q, r, s, t, u and v then what is (p increase in the average of the eight numbers?
-m) + (q-m) + (r-m) + (s-m) + (t-m) + (u-m) + (v-m) equal [SSC - 2009]
to? [CDS - 2013] a. 1.5 b. 2 c. 2.5 d. 1
a. 0 b. s 11. There are 600 students in a school whose average age
c. (p+v)/2 d. None of the above is 18 years. If 50 students left the school, then the
3. Consider a sequence of seven consecutive integers. average age of the students decreases by 0.6 years.
The average of the first five integers is n. The average What was the average age of those children?
of all the seven integers is : [CAT - 2000] a. 24.6 years b. 25.4 years
a. n c. 25 years d. 23 years
b. n+1 12. The average of seven numbers is 21. The average of
c. k × n, where k is a function of n first four numbers is 18 and that of last four is 22.
What is the fourth number?
2
d. n  a. 12 b. 11 c. 13 d. 10
7 13. There are 9 members in a family whose average age is
4. The average of 7 consecutive number is P. If the next 21 years. The youngest member is 5 years old. At the
three numbers are also added, the average shall time of his birth, what was the average age of the
[IIFT - 2013] family members?
a. remain unchanged b. increase by 1 a. 15 years b. 18 years
c. increase by 1.5 d. increase by 2 c. 20 years d. 19 years
5. In a Retail outlet, the average revenue was `10,000 14. There were 60 students in a hostel. When 20 more
per day over a 30 day period. During this period the students are admitted, the expense on food is
average daily revenue on weekends (total 8 days) was increased by 120 but the average expense is decreased
`20,000 per day. What was the average daily revenue by `1. Find the total expenses initially.
on week days(approx)? [SNAP - 2010] a. `660 b. `600 c. `520 d. `480
a. 6364 b. 5250 c. 6570 d. 8060 15. The average marks of 160 students in an examination
6. Four person A, B, C and D agreed to collect some is 60. If the average marks of passed students is 80
amount with the fifth person E. Each of the four person and that of failed students is 30, then how many
gives `15 and E gives four rupees more than the students passed in the examination?
average of the five. What is the amount given by E? a. 64 b. 100 c. 96 d. 60
[SSC Mains - 2000] 16. A man spends at the average of `1694.70 for the first
a. `16 b. `20 c. `22 d. `19 seven months and `1810.50 for the next 5 months. If
7. Four numbers x, y, z and t are given. The average of he saves `3084.60 in the whole year, then what is his
any three number is taken and added to the fourth monthly salary?

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a. `2150 b. `2050 c. `2100 d. `2000 a. 67 b. 68 c. 69 d. 71
17. From the people watching circus, every person is 26. The average of the three numbers x, y and z is 45. x is
charged `15 for the first day, `7.50 for the second day greater than the average of y and z by 9. The average
and `2.50 for the third day and the number of person of y and z is greater than y by 2. Then the difference
watching circus during the three days is in the ratio of x and z is : [SSC CPO - 2011]
2 : 5 : 13. Find what average amount per person is a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 11
charged during the three days? 27. A student finds the average of ten 2-digit numbers.
a. `5 b. `7 c. `4 d. `6 While copying numbers, by mistake, he writes one
18. In a school, the average age of boys is 3% of the number with its digits interchanged. As a result his
number of girls. There are a total of 1125 students of answer is 1.8 less than the correct answer. The
which the number of boys and girls is in the ratio 5 : 4. difference of the digits of number, in which he made
What is the sum of ages of the boys altogether? mistake, is [SSC LDC - 2010]
a. 8125 years b. 10000 years a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6
c. 8750 years d. 9375 years 28. The average of n numbers x1, x2, .........xn is x . Then
19. The average of five number is 84. The average of first
n
xt  x  is equal to
four numbers is 82 and that of last four is 83. What is
the average of the second, third and fourth number? the value of
t 1
a. 80 b. 81 c. 82 d. 78
20. The average weight of students in a class is 43 kg. [SSC (10+2) 2011]
Four more students are admitted whose weights are a. n b. 0 c. nx d. x
42 kg, 36.5 kg, 39 kg and 42.5 kg respectively. Now, 29. Eight consecutive numbers are given. If the average
their average weight becomes 42.5 kg. How many of the two numbers that appear in the middle is 6, then
students were there in the class initially? the sum of the eight given numbers is :
a. 21 b. 20 c. 26 d. 18 [SSC (10+2) 2012]
21. The average labour charge of 500 employees is `200. a. 54 b. 64 c. 36 d. 48
It was later found that labour charge of two employees 30. Average of A & B is 20, B & C is 19, and C & A is 21,
was `80 and `220, misread as `180 and `20. Find the then value of A
correct average labour charge of 500 employees. [SSC MAINS-2010]
a. `199.80 b. `210.00 a. 24. b. 22 c. 20 d. 18
c. `201.20 d. `200.20
22. There are four numbers whose product is 9261000 and AVEARAGE LEVEL- III
each of these four numbers is formed by 3 distinct 1. The average age of 6 persons living in a house is 23.5
prime numbers. The average of all the four number is: years. Three of them are major and their average age
a. 61.75 b. 67.25 is 42 years. The difference in ages of the three minor
c. 82.33 d. Data insufficient children is same. What is the average of the ages of
23. The average of a, 11, 23, 17 is 15 and the average of minor children? [CDS - 2010]
a. 3 years b. 4 years c. 5 years d. 6 years
a 2. The mean of 100 values is 45. If 15 is added to each of
a,b, 12, 25 is 16. The value of is:
b the first forty values and 5 is subtracted from each of
the remaining sixty values, the new mean becomes :
1 1 2 3
a. b. c. d. [CDS - 2012]
3 2 3 4 a. 45 b. 48 c. 51 d. 55
24. A company produces an average of 4000 items per 3. 2 years ago, one-fifth of Amita’s age was equal to
month for the first 3 months. How much items, it must one-fourth of the age of Sumita and the average of
produce on an average per month over the next 9 their age was 27 years. If the age of Paramita is also
months to average 4375 items per month over the considered, the average age of three of them declines
whole year? [SSC CGL - 1999] to 24. What will be the average age of Sumita and
a. 4500 b. 4600 c. 4680 d. 4710 Paramita 3 years from now? [IIFT - 2011]
25. The average marks of 14 student was calculated as 71. a. 25 years b. 26 years
But is was later found that the marks of one student c. 27 years d. Can’t be determined
had been wrongly entered as 42 instead of 56 and of 4. Ten years ago, the average age of a family of 4
another as 74 instead of 32. The correct average is : members is 24 years. Two child were born and the
[SSC CGL - 2000] present average age of the family is still 24 years. If

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the difference between the age of the two child is 2 12. In school A and school B, the number of students is
years, then what is the present age of the younger 30 and 35 respectively. The mean marks of students in
child? Maths of school A is 70 and the mean marks of
[SSC Mains - 2003] students of school A and school B together is 62.
a. 5 years b. 2 years Find the approximate mean marks obtained by the
c. 3 years d. 1 years students of school B.
5. The batting average of a cricket player in 40 innings is a. 53 b. 57 c. 55 d. 56
50 runs. His maximum score in an inning is 172 more 13. A cricketer scored 150 runs in a test match. In second
than his minimum score in another inning. If these test match, his runs increased in the ratio 5 : 6 of the
two innings are left out, then his average score of first match and in third test match, his runs decreased
remaining 38 innings is 48 runs. What is his maximum in the ratio 4 : 3 of the second match. At what average
score in an inning? has he scored the runs in the three matches
[SSC Mains - 2003, 2011, SSC PRE - 2006)] altogether?
a. 170 runs b. 174 runs a. 162 b. 152 c. 165 d. 155
c. 166 runs d. 175 runs 14. A batsman made an special average of runs in 16
6. The age of the captain of 11 players cricket team is 25 innings. In 17th inning he scored 85 runs, due to which
years and that of the wicketkeeper is 3 years more his average increased by 3. Find his average of runs
than him. If the age of these two are left out, then the at the end of 17th inning.
average age of the remaining players is 1 less than the a. 31 b. 32 c. 37 d. 35
average age of the whole team. What is the average 15. A cricket player, whose bowling average was 24.85
age of the whole team? [SSC Mains -2004] runs per wicket, in a match took 5 wicket giving 52
a. 21 years b. 20 years runs. Thus his average decreased by 0.85. Then how
c. 22 years d. 24 years many wickets were taken by him before the last match
7. A husband and wife, married 7 years ago, had an played? [SSC Mains - 2000]
average age of 25 years at the time of their marriage. a. 85 b. 75 c. 80 d. 70
Now their family, consisting of husband, wife and the 16. An organization was given the permission to spend
child born during the period, average age is 22 years. at the rate of `5000 per month. At the end of 9 months,
What is the present age of the child? of the given year, it was found that the average
[SSC - 2005] spending is at the rate of `5200 per month. How much
a. 1 years b. 4 years average amount must be spent in the last three months,
c. 3 years d. 2 years so that the average spending comes out to be `5000
8. Six person went for lunch in a hotel. Five of them per months was permitted?
spent `32 per person while the sixth person spent `80 a. `4200 b. `4400 c. `4800 d. `4750
more than the average expenditure of the six persons. 17. The average expenditure of the hotel when there are
Find the total amount spent by them. [SSC - 2009] 10 guests is ` 60 per guest and the average expenditure
a. `280 b. `300 c. `288 d. `310 is `40 when there are 20 guests. If it is known that
9. A cricket player played 9 innings. He made a total of there are some fixed expenses irrespective of the
108 runs in his 10th and 11th inning due to which his number of guests then the average expenditure per
average runs is decreased by 12. Find the total runs guest when there are 40 guests in the hotel is?
made by him in 11 innings. a. ` 30 b. ` 25
a. 1080 b. 1080 c. 1100 d. 1188 c. `. 20 d. Can’t be determined
10. From a group of 8 mangoes, a mango weighing 140 gm 18. The cost of the Red, Green and Blue colour per kg is
is removed and another mango is kept which increases `20, `15 and `18 respectively. Rang Mahal is a re-
the average weight by 10 gm. Find the weight of the nowned building in which these three colours are be-
new mango. ing used in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 4. The average cost of all
a. 200 gm b. 180 gm c. 220 gm d. 240 gm the three colours used per kg is:
11. The average expenditure of a person for the first four
a. 18 b. 20 c. 17.66 d. 15
months is `2512.50 and that of the next 5 months is
`187.50 more. He spends `7600 in total for the 19. Three types of rice whose rates are `38, `43 and `49
remaining 3 months. Find how much percent has he per kg are blended together to make a 15 kg of new
saved from the annual income of `35,000? blend of rice in which there are 8 kgs, 4 kgs 3 kgs of
a. 10% b. 11% c. 12% d. 9% the respective types of rice. The average price of the
new blend of rice is :

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a. `41.53 b. `43 c. `40 d. `43.3 time, how much heavier is the last player than the first
one?
1
20. 123 typists typed 984 papers in hr. The number of [SSC MAINS-2012]
15 a. 8 kg b. 5 kg c. 4 kg d. 20 kg
papers typed per minute by an average typist is : 30. Out of nine persons, 8 persons spent `30 each for
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5 their meals. The ninth one spent `20 more than the
21. The average of 3 prime numbers lying between 47 and average expenditure of all the nine. The total money
191 spent by all of them was ?
74 is . The greatest possible difference between a. `292.50 b. `400.50 d. `260 d. `290
3
any two out of the 3 prime number is :
a. 12 b. 14 AVEARAGE LEVEL- IV
1. Nine numbers are written in descending order. The
c. 18 d. Can’t be determined
middle number is the average of the nine numbers.
22. The average runs of a cricket player of 10 innings was
The average of the first five larger numbers is 68 and
32. How many runs must he make in his next inning so
that of five smaller numbers is 44. What is the sum of
as to increase his average of runs by 4?
all nine numbers? [CDS - 2009]
[SSC CGL - 2004]
a. 450 b. 501 c. 504 d. 540
a. 76 b. 70 c. 4 d. 2 2. Three maths classes : X, Y and Z take an algebra test.
23. If the average of m number is n2 and that of n number The average score in class X is 83.
is m2, then average of (m+n) numbers is The average score in class Y is 76.
[SSC S.O. - 2006] The average score in class Z is 85.
m The average score of all students in class X & Y
a. b. m + n c. mn d. m–n together is 79.
n
The average score of all students in class Y and Z
24. If average of 20 observations x1, x2, ...... x20 is y, then
together is 81.
the average of x1–101, x2–101, x3–101, ....... x20–101 is
What is the average for all three classes ?
: [SSC GD - 2011]
[CAT - 2001]
a. y – 20 b. y–101 c. 20y d. 101y
a. 81 b. 81.5 c. 82 d. 84.5
25. B was born when A was 4 years 7 months old and C
3. A set of consecutive positive integers beginning with
was born when B was 3 years 4 months old. When C
1 is written on the blackboard. A student came along
was 5 years 2 months old, then their average age was
and erased one number. The average of the remaining
[SSC GD -2012]
a. 8 years 9 months b. 7 years 3 months 7
numbers is 35 . What was the number erased?
c. 8 years 7 months d. 8 years 11 months 17
26. The average pocket money of 3 friends A, B, C is `80 [CAT - 2001]
in a particular month. If B spends double and C spends a. 7 b. 8
triple of what A spends during that month and if the c. 9 d. None of these
average of their unspent pocket money is `60, then A 4. Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint
spends (in `) [SSC Assistant - 2012] family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40 years later, one member died at the age of 60 years
27. A batsman made 63 runs in his 12th innings by which and a child was born during the same year. After
there is an increament in his average run by 2. The another three years, one more member died, again at
average runs after his 12th innings is : 60 and a child was born during the same year. The
[SSC MAINS-2010] current average age of this eight member joint family
a. 41 b. 42 c. 34 d. 35 is nearest to : [CAT - 2007]
28. The average runs of Sachin till 11 innings is a certain a. 23 years b. 22 years c. 21 years
number. He made 120 runs in his 12th inning by which d. 25 years e. 24 years
his average is increased by 5. Find his new average 5. The average of 4 distinct prime numbers a, b, c and d
[SSC MAINS-2013] is 35, where a < b < c < d. a and d are equidistant from
a. 60 b. 62 c. 65 d. 66 36 and b and c are equidistant from 34 and a, b are
29. 5 members of a team are weighed consecutively and their equidistant from 30 and c and d are equidistant from
average weight is calculated after each member is 40. The difference between a and d is :
weighed. If the average weight increases by one kg each [SNAP - 2011]

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a. 30 b. 14 11. The average expenditure of a person from year 1981
c. 21 d. Can’t be determined to 1990, i.e., 10 years is `8400. His expenditure in 1981
6. Rajiv is a student in a business school. After every is `7200 and that in 1991 is `8600. Find the average
test he calculates his cumulative average. QT and OB expenditure from year 1982 to 1991, i.e., a period of 10
were his last two tests. 83 marks in QT increased his years.
average by 2. 75 marks in OB further increased his a. `8540 b. `8500 c. `8840 d. `8450
average by 1. Reasoning is the next test. If he gets 51 12. The average weight of four person A, B, C and D is 67
in reasoning his average will be? [XAT - 2008] kg when fifth person joins the group, then the average
a. 63 b. 62 c. 61 d. 60 weight decreases by 2 kg. In place of A, T is asked to
e. 59 come, whose weight is 4 kg more than E and then the
7. Prof. Bee noticed something peculiar while entering average weight becomes 64 kg. Find the weight of A.
the quiz marks of his five students into a spreadsheet. a. 64 kg b. 58 kg c. 62 kg d. 66 kg
The spreadsheet was programmed to calculate the 13. A table of the average monthly temperature of first six
average after each score was entered. Prof. Bee entered months of an year is obtained. The temperature in
the marks in a random order and noticed that after January is one-half of the temperature in April, the
each marks was entered, the average was always an
33
integer. In ascending order, the marks of the students temperature in February is of the temperature in
were 71, 76, 80, 82 and 91. What were the fourth & 20
fifth marks that Prof. Bee entered? [XAT - 2011] January, the temperature in March is same as the
a. 71 and 82 b. 71 and 76 c. 71 and 80 temperature in February. The temperature in May is
d. 76 and 80 e. 91 and 80 480C. The temperature of June is 15°C less than the
8. Prof. Suman takes a number of quizzes for a course. temperature of January and April together. The average
All the quizzes are out of 100. A student can get an A temperature of all six months is 36.5°C. Find the
grade in the course if the average of her scores is individual temperature of June month.
more than or equal to 90. Grade B is awarded to a a. 42°C b. 45°C c. 48°C d. 40°C
student if the average of her scores is between 87 and 14. The average age of 11 players of a hockey team is
89 (both included). If the average is below 87, the reduced by 3 months, when two players, whose ages
students gets a C grade. Ramesh is preparing for the are 15 years and 17 years is replaced by another two
last quiz and he realize that he will have to score a safe players. What is the average age of the two safe
minimum of 97 to get an A grade. After the quiz, he players?
realizes that he will score 70 and he will just manage a 1 1
B. How many quizzes did Prof. Suman take? a. 14 years 7 months b. 14 years 1 months
2 2
[XAT - 2014]
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9 1 1
c. 15 years 7 months d. 15 years 1 months
e. None of these 2 2
9. The average age of A and B is 20 years. If C comes in 15. There are 30 employees working in an industry. When
place of A, then their average age become 19 years 10 employees join, the total labour charge is increased
and if C comes in place of B, then their average age by `9000 but average labour charge is reduced by 75.
become 21 years. Find the age of A, B and C What was the total labour charge of the employees
respectively. [SSC Mains - 2006] initially working in the industry?
a. 18 years; 22 years; 20 years a. `42000 b. `33500
b. 20 years; 22 years; 18 years c. `36000 d. `32000
c. 22 years; 18 years; 20 years 16. A person had 7 children. When the average age of the
d. 22 years; 20 years; 18 years children was 12 years, then the child whose age was 6
10. The average temperature of Friday, Saturday and years, died. After 5 years of the death of that child,
Sunday is 37°C. The average temperature of Saturday. what was the average age of the remaining children?
Sunday and Monday is 34°C. The ratio of the a. 17 years b. 18 years
temperature on Friday and Monday is 5 : 4. What is c. 17.5 years d. 18.5 years
the average temperature of Saturday and Sunday 17. The average marks obtained by students in an
altogether? examination is 52. Out of which best 20% students
a. 40.5°C b. 33.5°C average is 80 marks and worst 25% students average
c. 40°C d. 33°C is 31 marks. What was the approximate average marks
obtained by remaining 55% students?

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[SSC Mains - 2000] age occupancy of the seates is 100%, 80% and 75%
a. 51.4 b. 54 c. 52 d. 49 respectively. If he has only one vehicle of each kind,
18. On retirement, the pension amount of an officer is then the average earning for one round of each ve-
reduced to one-half of the average salary of the last hicle is :
36 months of his service. He retired on 1.6.2000 and in a. `96 b. `90 c. `86 d. `70
the year 1997 his monthly salary was `8000 for all 25. In a family of 8 adults and some minors, the average
months. In 1998 his monthly salary increased by `600 consumption of rice per head per month is 10.8 kg;
and in 1999 by `800 respectively. During the last year while the average consumption for adults is 15 kg per
of his service, his monthly salary was `12000. Find head and for minors it is 6 kg per head. The number of
the amount of pension received by him (approx). minors in the family is : [SSC CGL - 2004]
a. ` 4810 b. ` 4850 a. 8 b. 6 c. 7 d. 9
c.` 4610 d. ` 4650 26. There were 35 students in a hostel. If the number of
19. The average of 26, 29, n, 35 and 43 lies between 25 and students is increased by 7, the expenditure on food
35. If n is always an integer and greater than the average increases by `42 per day while the average
of the given intergers then the value of n is: expenditure of student is reduced by `1. What was
a. 33 < n < 47 b. 34 < n <43 the initial expenditure on food per day?
c. 33< n < 42 d. None of these [SSC S.O. - 2005]
20. Out of the five intergral numbers C is the average of A a. `400 b. `432 c. `442 d. `420
and D. B is greater than C and less than D. Also B is 27. The average score of a class of boys and girls in an
the average of A and E. The middle most number in the examination is A. The ratio of boys and girls in the
sequence is: class is 3 : 1. If the average score of the boy is A + 1,
a. A b. B c. C d. D the average score of the girls is :
21. The average age of 100 nurses in a nursing home in 1982 [SSC S.O. - 2006]
was 50 years. In 1984, 20 nurses retired from their job, a. A + 1 b. A – 1 c. A + 3 d. A – 3
whose average age was 60 years. After a huge gap in 28. a, b, c, d, e, f, g are consecutive even numbers. j, k, l,
1987, 40 nurses were employed whose average age was m, n are consecutive odd numbers. The average of all
38 years. The average age of all the nurses in 1990 was: numbers is : [SSC (10+2) 2011]
a. 53 years b. 51 years
c. 48.5 years d. data insufficient 2n  5 an ld 
a. 3  b.  
22. A group of P friends decided to buy a computer, for 2  2   2 
which they agreed to contribute an average of Rs. Q
abmn jcn g
each. Of the R friends who agreed to pay an average of c. d.
Rs. S each, nobody sent their contribution. Which of the 4 4
following expression represents the percentage of the 1
contribution money to that of the cost computer? 29. If the average of x and x  0 is M, then the average
x
RS PQ
a. 100 b. 100 1
PQ RS of x2 and is : [SSC (10+2) 2011]
x2
RS RS a. 1 – M2 b. 1–2M
c. 100RQ - 100  d. 100 - 100  c. 2M2–1 d. 2M2 + 1
PQ PQ
30. The average of 5 consecutive integers starting with
23. A has 50 coins of 10 paise denominations. While B
‘m’ is n. What is the average of 6 consective integers
has 10 coins of 50 paise denominations. C has 20 coins
starting with (m+2)? [SSC MAINS 2012]
of 25paise denominations while D has 25 coins of 20
paise denominations. The averae number of paise per
a. b. (n+2)
person is :
a. 450 paise b. 500 paise
c. 600 paise d. Can’t be determine 2n  9
c. (n+3) d.
24. A travel agency has three types of vehicles viz. four 2
seater Indica, 10 seater Innova and 20 seater bus. The
rate of each passanger (irrespective of its age or weight
or seniority) for the Indica is `12 and for the Innova is
`15 and for the bus is `8 for the one round. The aver-

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