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Average
1. Mean of x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8 is 16 then value of x is

x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8 vd;w tptuq;fspd; ruhrhp 16 vdpy; x-d; kjpg;G?

a) 12 b) 16 c) 20 d) 60

2. The average of Seven Consecutive numbers is 20. The largest of this numbers.

mLj;jLj;j XO vz;fspd; ruhrhp 20 vdpy;> mt;ntz;fspy;kpf nghpa vz; vJ?

a) 15 b) 19 c) 23 d) 39

3. The average of all the number between 6 and 34 which are divisible by 5

6 Kjy; 34 tiu cs;s 5-My; tFgLk; midj;J vz;fspd; ruhrhp

a) 30 b) 20 c) 25 d) 40

4. Average of a, b, c is 12 and the average of b, c is 15. So find the value of a.

a, b, c-d; ruhrhp kjpg;G 12 kw;Wk; b, c-d; ruhrhp kjpg;G 15 vdpy; a-d;kjpg;ngd;d?

a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 7

5. The average of 11 results is 50. Average of first 6 results is 49 and that of last 6 results is 52. Find
Sixth result

11 KbTfspd; ruhrhp 50 MFk;. Kjy; MW KbTfspd; ruhrhp 49 kw;Wk; filrp 6

KbTfspd; ruhrhp 52 vdpy; 6-tJ KbT.

a) 58 b) 57 c) 56 d) 55

6. The mean of the 5 numbers is 32. If one of the number is excluded, then the meanis reduced by 4.
Find the excluded number.

5 vz;fspd; ruhrhp 32. mt;ntz;fspy; xd;iw ePf;Fk;NghJ> ruhrhpapy; 4 Fiwe;jhy;

ePf;fg;gl;l vz;izf; fhz;f.

a) 40 b) 44 c) 52 d) 48

7. The average value of five numbers is 40. If a numbers is deleted from the five number, then the
average will be reduced by 10. Find the deleted number.

5 vz;fspd; ruhrhp 40. mt;ntz;fspy; xd;iw ePf;Fk; NghJ ruhrhpapd; kjpg;G 10

Fiwe;jhy;me;j ePf;fg;gl;l vz; ahJ?

a) 60 b) 40 c) 80 d) 100

8. Find the average of first ‘n’ natural numbers.

Kjy; ‘n’ ,ay; vz;fspd; ruhrhp fhz;f?

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9. The average marks of 50 students is 40. The mark of a student is wrongly taken as 35 instead of
85. Find the correct average of 50 students by taking the correct mark of a student

khztHfspd; kjpg;nghz;fspd; ruhrhp 40 vd;W fzf;fplg;gl;Ls;sJ. gpd;G xU

khztdpd; kjpg;ngz; 85-f;F gjpyhf 35 vd;W vLf;fg;gl;lJ. 50 khztHfspd; rhpahd
kjpg;ngz;izf; nfhz;L rhpahd ruhrhp fhz;.

a) 38 b) 39 c) 42 d) 41

10. The average of 5. nos. is 120. Later it was found that instead of entering correct value 15, data is
wrongly entered as 5. Find the new correct average

a) 38 b) 39 c) 42 d) 41

5 vz;fspd; ruhrhp 120 MFk;. gpd;dH ,tw;wpy; xU vz; 15 vd;w rhpahd kjpg;igtpl;L
5 vd;w jtwhd kjpg;ghf vLj;J ruhrhp fzf;fpl;lJ njhpa te;jJ. Gjpa rhpahd ruhrhp
vd;d?

a) 120 b) 125 c) 126 d) 122

11. Mean of 89 observations is found to be 32. At the time of computation two items were wrongly
taken as 29 and 37 instead of 38 and 28. Find the correct mean.

89 vz;fspd; ruhrhp 32 vdf; fhzg;gl;lJ. fzf;fpLk; Neuj;jpy; 38 kw;Wk; 28 vd;w

tptuq;fs; 29 kw;Wk; 37 vdj; jtWjyhf vLj;Js;sJ. njhpa te;jJ. vdNt rhpahd
ruhrhpiaf; fz;Lgpbf;f.

a) 28 b) 32 c) 36 d) 40

12. Find average of first 50 natural numbers?

a) 22 b) 24 c) 25 d) 25.5

13. The average of 5 consecutive odd number is 7. Find the largest number?

a) 11 b) 14 c) 13 d) 9

14. A man bought 2 shirts of Rs.50 each, 4 pants of Rs.75 each and 4 pairs of shoes of Rs.25 per pair.
Find the average of each article?

a) 50 b) 52 c) 48 d) 49

15. A cricketer had an average of 31.5 runs after 10 innings. How much runs must be make his next
innings so as to raise his average to 34?

a) 59 b) 52 c) 58 d) 49

16. The average age of 30 boys of a class is 14 years. When the age of the class teacher is included
the average becomes 15 years. Find the age of the class teacher?
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a) 59 b) 45 c) 48 d) 49

17. The average weight of 8 persons is increased by 2.5 kgs when one of them who weighs 56 kg is
replaced by a new man. The weight of new man is?

a) 76 b) 78 c) 80 d) 82

18. The average marks obtained by 120 candidates in a certain examination is 35. If the average
marks of passed candidates is 39 and that of failed candidates is 15. Find the number of candidates
failed in the examination?

a) 20 b) 22 c) 18 d) 16

19. The average salary of the entire staff in a office is Rs. 120 /month. The average salary of the
officers is Rs. 460/month. The average salary of the non - officers is Rs. 110/month. Find the ratio of
number of officers to non - officers?

a) 1:33 b) 33:1 c) 1:34 d) 34:1