AVERAGE

Class Work
The average age of 25 students and the principal is 16 years. When the principal’s age is excluded,
the average age decreases by 2 year. What is the age of the principal?

(a) 63 years
(b) 68 years
(c) 66 years
(d) 69 years
4 years ago, the average age of A, B and C was 30 years and that of B and C 5 years ago was 20
years. A’s present age is

(a) 52 years
(b) 54 years
(c) 50 years
(d) 58 years
The age of Vimal and Pavan is in the ratio 4 : 6. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will become 6:
8. Find the average of their ages after 10 years.

(a) 25
(b) 21
(c)23
(d)20
The average age of a family of 6 members is 24 years. If the age of the youngest member be 8
years, what was the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member?

(a)19.2
(b) 21.2
(c)17.2
(d)23.2
The average monthly expenditure of a family was ₹ 2850 for the first 3 months, ₹ 3150 for the
next 3 months and ₹ 6850 for the next 3 months. Find the average income of the family for the 9
months, if they save ₹ 650 per month.

(a)₹5933.33
(b) ₹4283.33
(c)₹5033.33
(d)₹4933.33
Kartik has a certain average for 9 innings. In the tenth inning, he scores 110 runs thereby
increasing his average by 9 runs. His new average is

(a)26
(b) 27
(c)29
(d)30
The average score of a cricketer in 4 matches is 25 runs and in 3 other matches; it is 18 runs. Find
the average in all the 7 matches.

(a)20
(b) 22
(c)24
(d)26
The average of the first 7 multiples of 9 is

(a)34
(b) 36
(c)38
(d)45
The speed of the train in going from Ayodhya to Surat is 120 km/hr while when coming back from
Surat to Ayodhya, its speed is 180 km/hr. find the average speed during the whole journey.

(a)146 km/hr
(b) 138 km/hr
(c)150 km/hr
(d)144 km/hr
In a family of 9 males and a few ladies, the average monthly consumption of grain per head is 10.8
kg. If the average monthly consumption per head is 18 kg in the case of males and 9 kg in the case
of females, find the number of females in the family.

(a)36
(b) 33
(c)37
(d)38
In a hotel where rooms are numbered from 101 to 130, each room gives earnings of ₹ 4000 for
the first 15 days of a month and for the latter half, ₹ 3000 per room. Find the average earning per
room per day over the month. (Assume 30 day month)

(a)₹4000
(b)₹3800
(c)₹3500
(d) ₹3600
The average temperature of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd July was 25.4 °C. The average temperature for the
first two days was 28°C. The temperature on the 3rd of July was

(a) 20.2°C
(b) 21.2°C
(c) 18.2°C
(d)23.2°C
The average of 15 papers is 42. The average of the first 8 papers is 48 and of the last 8 papers is
40. Find the marks obtained in the 8th paper.

(a)68
(b) 70
(c)74
(d)76
In a bag, there are 160 coins of ₹ 1, 50 paise and 25 paise denominations. If the total value of
coins is ₹ 160, then find how many rupees can be constituted by 50 paise coins.

(a)0
(b) 2
(c)10
(d)20
A man covers half of his journey by train at 80 km/h; half of the remainder by bus at 30 km/h and
the rest by cycle at 15 km/h. find his average speed during the entire journey.

(a) 30 km/hr
(b) 32 km/hr
(c)36 km/hr
(d)34 km/hr
A train travels 9 km in the first quarter of an hour, 8 km in the second quarter and 40 km in the
third quarter. Find the average speed of the train per hour over the entire journey.

(a)78 km/hr
(b) 74 km/hr
(c)80 km/hr
(d)76 km/hr
There are 5 boxes in a cargo hold. The weight of the first box is 250 kg and the weight of the
second box is 20 % higher than the weight of the third box, whose weight is 25 % higher than the
first box’s weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30 % lighter than the fifth box. Find the difference in
the average weight of the four heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes.

(a)67.5 kg
(b) 62.5 kg
(c)57.5 kg
(d)72.5 kg
20 persons went to a hotel for a combined dinner party. 13 of them spent ₹ 80 each on their
dinner and the rest spent ₹ 5 more than the average expenditure of all the 20. What was the total
money spent by them?

(a)₹1653.85
(b) ₹1663.85
(c)₹1603.85
(d)₹1673.85
Let p, q and r be three positive numbers such that p > q > r. The average of the smallest number,
the difference between the rest two numbers and the sum of the two greatest numbers is 24
more than the average of all the three original numbers. What is the difference between p and q?

(a) 8
(b) 24
(c) 48
(d) 72
Find the average of the first 98 natural numbers.

(a)48.5
(b) 47.5
(c)49.5
(d)50.5
Thank You