Average

Level 1 – Ex 3

1. The average of , and ______________ is 6.07. What is the missing

number?

(1) 4.31 (2) 7.83

(3) 10.83 (4) 18.21 ( )

2. The average of 2 numbers is 48. Their difference is 12. What is the smaller number?

(1) 30 (2) 42
(3) 54 (4) 96 ( )

3. The average height of 3 girls is 138 cm and the average height of 4 boys is 145 cm.
Find the average height of the 7 children.

(1) 141.5 cm (2) 142 cm

(3) 283 cm (4) 994 cm ( )

4. The average of $37.25, $40.75, $80.70 and is $50.80. The missing number
in the box is _____________.

(1) $44.50 (2) $58.70

(3) $64.50 (4) $88.75 ( )

5. The average mass of 2 boys is 42 kg. One of the boys is thrice as heavy as the other
boy. Find the mass of the heavier boy.

(1) 21 kg (2) 28 kg
(3) 63 kg (4) 84 kg ( )

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6. The average mass of 4 men is 83 kg. If 3 of them weigh 79 kg, 80 kg and 99 kg
respectively, what is the mass of the 4th man?

(1) 90 kg (2) 84 kg
(3) 80 kg (4) 74 kg ( )

7. The table below shows the number of marbles 4 boys had. Find the average number
of marbles of the 4 boys.

Name Number of marbles

Alex 83
Tom 90
Jack 87
Ken 80

(1) 80 (2) 85
(3) 88 (4) 92 ( )

8. Susan spent 30 minutes having lunch, 48 minutes doing her homework and h
watching television. Find the average time she spent to carry out each activity.

(1) 51 min (2) 54 min

(3) 64 min (4) 67 min ( )

9. The average age of Tim and Jake is 9 years and 4 months. If Tim is 8 years and 2
months now, how old will Jake be in 2 years’ time?

(1) years old (2) years old

(3) years old (4) years old ( )

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10. The average number of pupils present in Primary 5A from Monday to Friday is 37.8.
The average number of pupils present in Primary 5A from Monday to Thursday is
37.5. How many pupils are present on Friday?

(1) 36 (2) 37
(3) 38 (4) 39 ( )

11. Sandra scored 89 marks for her Mathematics test, 79 marks for her English test and
57 marks for her Science test. Find her average marks for the 2 subjects she did
better in.

(1) 75 marks (2) 84 marks

(3) 79 marks (4) 89 marks ( )

12. The average height of Alison, Melissa and Vanessa is 98 cm. Alison is 7 cm taller
than Melissa. Alison is also 8 cm taller than Vanessa. Find Vanessa’s height.

(1) 88 cm (2) 93 cm
(3) 95 cm (4) 103 cm ( )

13. Lisa has twice as many sweets as Natalie. The average number of sweets both girls
have is 60. How many sweets does Natalie have?

(1) 20 sweets (2) 30 sweets

(3) 40 sweets (4) 80 sweets ( )

14. The table below shows the ages of 4 boys. Whose age is the nearest to their average
age?

Name Age in years

Tim 17
Alan 18
Sam 19
Peter 21

(1) Alan (2) Peter

(3) Sam (4) Tim ( )

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