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OLD is GOLD 10
Averages, Mixtures and Alligations
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(Averages, Mixtures and Alligations)
1. The average of five distinct integers is 110 and the smallest number
among them is 100. The maximum possible value of the largest integer is
… (IPM Indore 2019) Averages

2. In a given village there are only three sizes of families: families with 2
members, families with 4 members and families with 6 members. The
proportion of families with 2,4 and 6 members are roughly equal. A poll is
conducted in this village wherein a person is chosen at random and
asked about his/her family size. The average family size computed by
sampling 1000 such persons from the village would be closest to
(IPM Indore 2019) Averages
(a) 4 (b) 4.667 (c) 4.333 (d) 3.667

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3. An alloy P has copper and zinc in the proportion of 5: 2 (by weight), while
another alloy Q has the same metals in the proportion of 3: 4 (by weight).
If these two alloys are mixed in the proportion of a : b (by weight), a new
alloy R is formed, which has equal contents of copper and zinc. Then, the
proportion of copper and zinc in the alloy S, formed by mixing the two
alloys P and Q in the proportion of b : a (by weight) is
(IPM Indore 2019) Alligations
(a) 7 : 9 (b) 9 : 7 (c) 9 : 5 (d) 5 : 9

4. The average marks of 6 students in a test is 64. All the students got
different marks, one of the students obtained 70 marks and all other
students scored 40 or above. The maximum possible difference between
the second highest and the second lowest marks is
(IPM Indore 2020) Averages
(a) 50 (b) 54 (c) 57 (d) 58

5. Fifty litres of a mixture of milk and water contains 30 percent of water.

This mixture is added to eighty litres of another mixture of milk and water
that contains 20 percent of water. Then, how many litres of water should
be added to the resulting mixture to obtain a final mixture that contains 25
percent of water? (IPM Indore 2020) Alligations
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

6. A class consists of 30 students. Each of them has registered for 5 courses.

Each course instructor conducts an exam out of 200 marks. The average
percentage marks of all 30 students across all courses they have
registered for, is 80%. Two of them apply for revaluation in a course. If
none of their marks reduce, and the average of all 30 students across all
courses becomes 80.02%, the maximum possible increase in marks for
either of the 2 students is (IPM Indore 2021) Averages

7. Let 50 distinct positive integers be chosen such that the highest among
them is 100 , and the average of the largest 25 integers among them
exceeds the average of the remaining integers by 50 . Then the
maximum possible value of the sum of all the 50 integers is _________
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(IPM Indore 2022) Averages

8. In a room, there are n persons whose average height is 160 cm. If m more
persons, whose average height is 172 cm, enter the room, then the
average height of all persons in the room becomes 164 cm. Then m : n is
(IPM Indore 2022) Averages
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 1

9. In a bowl containing 60 ml orange juice, 40 ml of water is poured.

Thereafter, 100 ml of apple juice is poured to make a fruit punch. Madhu
drinks 50 ml of this fruit punch and comments that the proportion of
orange juice needs to be higher for better taste. How much orange juice
should be poured into the fruit punch that remained, in order to bring up
the level of orange juice to 50 percentage? (IPM Indore 2022) Alligations
(a) 60 ml (b) 100 ml (c) 40 ml (d) 80 ml

10. In a cricket team of 11 players, the average age is 28 years. Out of

these, the average ages of 3groups of three players each are 25 years,
28 years and 30 years respectively. If in these groups, the captain and
the youngest player are not included and the captain is eleven years
older than the younger player, then the age of the captain is
(JIPMAT 2021) Averages
(a) 33 years (b) 34 years (c) 35 years (d) 36 years

11. How many litres of water should be added to a 30 litres mixture of milk
and water containing milk and water in the ratio 7:3 such that the
resultant mixture has 40% water in it (JIPMAT 2022) Alligations
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 8

12. If the mean of a, b and c is M; ab + bc + ca = 0; and the mean of a2,

b2 and c2 is KM2, then K is equal to (JIPMAT 2022) Averages
(a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 4

13. Match List I with List II (JIPMAT 2022) Averages

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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV (b) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
(c) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III (d) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

Answers
1.144 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. 6 7. 3150
8. c 9. a 10. c 11. a 12. a 13. b

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2 AP GP HP – 01
3 AP GP HP – 02
4 Special Series
5 SET Theory
6 Quadratic Equations
7 Inequalities
8 Maxima Minima
9 Functions
10 Number System 01
11 Number System 02
12 Number System 03
13 Number System 04
14 Combinations
15 Permutations
16 Probability
17 Geometry 01
18 Geometry 02
19 Coordinate Geometry/ Mensuration 03
20 Averages
21 Allegations
22 Profit Loss
23 SI CI
24 Ratio/Variations
25 Time Work
26 Time Distance Speed 01
27 Time Distance Speed 02
28 Binomial Trigonometry
29 Determinants
30 Matrices

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1 Quadratic Equations + Inequalities
2 AP GP HP + Special Series
3 Logarithms
4 Para Jumbles
5 Function Maxima Minima
6 Number System
7 Geometry
8 Grammar
9 Percentage + Profit Loss + SI CI + Ratio + Partnership
10 Averages + Alligations
11 Time and Work
12 Critical Reasoning
13 Time Distance Speed
14 SET Theory
15 Permutation Combination Probability
16 Vocab
17 Trigonometry
18 Data Interpretation
19 Matrices and Determinants
20 Reading Comprehensions
21 Miscellaneous (Conic + Binomial + Clocks etc)
22 Logical + Verbal Reasoning

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