The average marks of 10 students is 40.

One more
student joins and average becomes 42. Find the marks
AVERAGE of the new student.
🔹 FORMULA REMINDER Solution:
Sum of observations Old total = 40 × 10 = 400
Average= New total = 42 × 11 = 462
Number of observations
Marks of new student = 462 − 400 = 62

Answer: 62
🟢 BEGINNER LEVEL (Direct PYQ Type)

Q1.
🟡 MODERATE LEVEL (Actual PA/SA Pattern)
Find the average of first 10 natural numbers.
Q6.
Solution:
10× 11 The average of 8 numbers is 15. If one number is
Sum = =55 excluded, the average becomes 14. Find the excluded
2
number.
55
Average = =5.5
10 Solution:
Sum of 8 numbers = 8 × 15 = 120
Answer: 5.5
Sum of 7 numbers = 7 × 14 = 98
Excluded number = 120 − 98 = 22

Q2. Answer: 22

The average of 5 numbers is 12. Find their sum.

Solution: Q7.
Sum = Average × Number
The average age of 6 men is 30 years. One man aged
= 12 × 5 = 60
36 leaves and a new man joins. New average is 29.
Answer: 60 Find age of new man.

Solution:
Old sum = 6 × 30 = 180
Q3.
New sum = 6 × 29 = 174
The average age of 4 boys is 15 years. What is their Age of new man = 174 − (180 − 36)
total age? = 174 − 144 = 30

Solution: Answer: 30 years

Total age = 15 × 4 = 60 years

Answer: 60 years
Q8.

The average salary of 5 employees is ₹12,000.

Q4. Manager’s salary is ₹20,000. Find average salary of
remaining employees.
Find the average of: 2, 4, 6, 8.
Solution:
Solution: Total salary = 12,000 × 5 = 60,000
Sum = 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 = 20 Salary of 4 employees = 60,000 − 20,000 = 40,000
Average = 20 ÷ 4 = 5 Average = 40,000 ÷ 4 = ₹10,000
Answer: 5 Answer: ₹10,000

Q5.
Q9. Solution:
Total weight = 24 × 48 = 1152
The average of 3 numbers is 18. If two numbers are 10
New total = 1152 + 72 = 1224
and 20, find the third number.
New average = 1224 ÷ 25 = 48.96 kg
Solution:
Answer: 48.96 kg
Total sum = 18 × 3 = 54
Third number = 54 − (10 + 20) = 24

Answer: 24 Q14.

The average of 6 numbers is 10. One number is 20.

Find average of remaining numbers.
Q10.
Solution:
The average marks of 30 students is 60. If the average
Total sum = 6 × 10 = 60
of 10 students is 70, find average of remaining
Sum of remaining = 60 − 20 = 40
students.
Average = 40 ÷ 5 = 8
Solution:
Answer: 8
Total marks = 30 × 60 = 1800
Marks of 10 students = 10 × 70 = 700
Marks of remaining = 1800 − 700 = 1100
Q15.
Average = 1100 ÷ 20 = 55
The average of 15 numbers is 12. If average of first 5
Answer: 55
numbers is 10 and next 5 numbers is 14, find average
of last 5 numbers.

🔴 ADVANCE LEVEL (Tricky PA/SA PYQ Type) Solution:

Total sum = 15 × 12 = 180
Q11.
Sum of first 5 = 5 × 10 = 50
The average of 10 numbers is 20. If each number is Sum of next 5 = 5 × 14 = 70
increased by 5, find the new average. Sum of last 5 = 180 − (50 + 70) = 60
Average = 60 ÷ 5 = 12
Solution:
Increase in average = 5 Answer: 12
New average = 20 + 5 = 25

Answer: 25

Q12.

The average of 5 consecutive even numbers is 26. Find

the smallest number.

Solution:
Consecutive even numbers:
26 − 4, 26 − 2, 26, 26 + 2, 26 + 4
Smallest = 22

Answer: 22

Q13.

The average weight of 24 students is 48 kg. If teacher

weighing 72 kg joins, find new average.
 🔴 ADVANCED LEVEL (15–20)
Practice questions
15. The average of 15 numbers is 18. If the
📘 AVERAGE – 20 SAMPLE QUESTIONS (PA/SA LEVEL) average of first 7 numbers is 16 and the
🟢 BEGINNER LEVEL (1–7) average of next 5 numbers is 20, find the
average of the remaining numbers.
1. Find the average of the first 15 natural
numbers. 16. The average of 8 numbers is 25. If each
number is increased by 4, find the new
2. The average of 6 numbers is 14. Find their average.
sum.
17. The average weight of 24 students is 50 kg. If a
3. The average age of 5 boys is 16 years. What is teacher weighing 74 kg joins them, find the
their total age? new average weight.
4. Find the average of: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19. 18. The average of 9 numbers is 21. If one number
5. The average marks of 8 students is 45. Find is replaced by 33, the average becomes 22.
the total marks. Find the replaced number.

6. The average of 4 numbers is 25. If three 19. The average of 5 even numbers is 34. Find the
numbers are 20, 22, and 28, find the fourth smallest number.
number. 20. The average of 12 observations is 18. If 3
7. Find the average of the first 10 even numbers. observations are removed, the average of
remaining observations becomes 16. Find the
average of the removed observations.
🟡 MODERATE LEVEL (8–14)

8. The average of 10 numbers is 20. If one

number is excluded, the average becomes 18.
Find the excluded number.

9. The average age of 6 persons is 24 years. If a

person aged 30 years joins the group, find the
new average.

10. The average salary of 12 employees is

₹15,000. If the manager’s salary is ₹25,000,
find the average salary of the remaining
employees.

11. The average of 5 consecutive numbers is 32.

Find the largest number.

12. The average marks of 20 students is 60. If the

average of 5 students is 72, find the average of
the remaining students.

13. The average of 7 numbers is 16. One number

is 30. Find the average of the remaining
numbers.

14. The average age of a family of 5 members is

30 years. If the age of the youngest member is
10 years, find the average age of the
remaining members.
 Sum of given numbers = 20 + 22 + 28 = 70
SOLUTIONS Fourth number = 100 − 70 = 30
🟢 BEGINNER LEVEL Answer: 30
Q1. Find the average of the first 15 natural numbers.

Solution: Q7. Find the average of the first 10 even numbers.

15× 16
Sum = =120 Solution:
2
120 First 10 even numbers: 2 to 20
Average = =8 Average = (First + Last) ÷ 2
15
= (2 + 20) ÷ 2 = 11
Answer: 8
Answer: 11

Q2. The average of 6 numbers is 14. Find their sum.

🟡 MODERATE LEVEL
Solution:
Sum = Average × Number Q8. The average of 10 numbers is 20. If one number
= 14 × 6 = 84 is excluded, the average becomes 18. Find the
excluded number.
Answer: 84
Solution:
Sum of 10 numbers = 10 × 20 = 200
Sum of 9 numbers = 9 × 18 = 162
Q3. The average age of 5 boys is 16 years. What is
Excluded number = 200 − 162 = 38
their total age?
Answer: 38
Solution:
Total age = 16 × 5 = 80 years

Answer: 80 years Q9. The average age of 6 persons is 24 years. If a

person aged 30 years joins, find the new average.

Solution:
Q4. Find the average of: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19.
Total age = 6 × 24 = 144
Solution: New total = 144 + 30 = 174
Sum = 3 + 7 + 11 + 15 + 19 = 55 New average = 174 ÷ 7 = 24.86 years
Average = 55 ÷ 5 = 11
Answer: 24.86 years (approx.)
Answer: 11

Q10. The average salary of 12 employees is ₹15,000.

Q5. The average marks of 8 students is 45. Find the If the manager’s salary is ₹25,000, find the average
total marks. salary of the remaining employees.

Solution: Solution:
Total marks = 45 × 8 = 360 Total salary = 12 × 15,000 = 1,80,000
Remaining salary = 1,80,000 − 25,000 = 1,55,000
Answer: 360
Average = 1,55,000 ÷ 11 = ₹14,090.91

Answer: ₹14,090.91 (approx.)

Q6. The average of 4 numbers is 25. If three numbers
are 20, 22, and 28, find the fourth number.
Q11. The average of 5 consecutive numbers is 32.
Solution:
Find the largest number.
Total sum = 25 × 4 = 100
Solution:
Consecutive numbers: 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
Q16. The average of 8 numbers is 25. If each number
Largest number = 34
is increased by 4, find the new average.
Answer: 34
Solution:
Increase in average = 4
New average = 25 + 4 = 29
Q12. The average marks of 20 students is 60. If the
average of 5 students is 72, find the average of the Answer: 29
remaining students.

Solution:
Q17. The average weight of 24 students is 50 kg. If a
Total marks = 20 × 60 = 1200
teacher weighing 74 kg joins them, find the new
Marks of 5 students = 5 × 72 = 360
average weight.
Marks of remaining = 1200 − 360 = 840
Average = 840 ÷ 15 = 56 Solution:
Total weight = 24 × 50 = 1200
Answer: 56
New total = 1200 + 74 = 1274
New average = 1274 ÷ 25 = 50.96 kg

Q13. The average of 7 numbers is 16. One number is Answer: 50.96 kg

30. Find the average of the remaining numbers.

Solution:
Q18. The average of 9 numbers is 21. If one number
Total sum = 7 × 16 = 112
is replaced by 33, the average becomes 22. Find the
Remaining sum = 112 − 30 = 82
replaced number.
Average = 82 ÷ 6 = 13.67
Solution:
Answer: 13.67 (approx.)
Old sum = 9 × 21 = 189
New sum = 9 × 22 = 198
Increase = 198 − 189 = 9
Q14. The average age of a family of 5 members is 30
Replaced number = 33 − 9 = 24
years. If the age of the youngest member is 10 years,
find the average age of the remaining members. Answer: 24

Solution:
Total age = 5 × 30 = 150
Q19. The average of 5 even numbers is 34. Find the
Remaining age = 150 − 10 = 140
smallest number.
Average = 140 ÷ 4 = 35 years
Solution:
Answer: 35 years
Consecutive even numbers:
30, 32, 34, 36, 38
Smallest number = 30
🔴 ADVANCED LEVEL
Answer: 30
Q15. The average of 15 numbers is 18. If the average
of first 7 numbers is 16 and next 5 numbers is 20, find
the average of the remaining numbers. Q20. The average of 12 observations is 18. If 3
observations are removed, the average of remaining
Solution:
observations becomes 16. Find the average of the
Total sum = 15 × 18 = 270
removed observations.
Sum of first 7 = 7 × 16 = 112
Sum of next 5 = 5 × 20 = 100 Solution:
Remaining sum = 270 − (112 + 100) = 58 Total sum = 12 × 18 = 216
Average = 58 ÷ 3 = 19.33 Remaining sum = 9 × 16 = 144

Answer: 19.33 (approx.)

Removed sum = 216 − 144 = 72
Average = 72 ÷ 3 = 24 Answer: 24