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 Averages

1. Basics Properties

2. Finding Correct Average due to mistake in entry

3. Included/Excluded/Replaced

4. Weighted Averages

5. Find nth Number, when Average of first ‘p’ and last ‘q’ Numbers are Given

6. Monthly Income, Cricket Based, Ages

7. Twice, Thrice, One-Third, etc., of Numbers

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Model – 1 (Basics & Properties)

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The average age of a class of 6 girls is x
years. Four new girls having ages (x – 2),
(x + 2), (x + 4) and (x + 6) joins the class.
What is the new average age (in years) of
the class?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 11th AUG - S1)
(a) x + 1 (b) x + 2
(c) 2.5x (d) x + 2.5

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A student was asked to find the arithmetic mean
of the following 12 numbers: 3, 11, 7, 9, 15, 13,
8, 19, 17, 21, 14 and x. He found the mean to be
12. The value of x will be :
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 17
(d) 31 (SSC CGL Prelim Exam - 1999)

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The arithmetic mean of the following numbers: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3,
4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 and 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 is
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 14 (d) 20
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam - 2014)

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Average of 11 numbers is 7. If every number is doubled, then
what will be the new average of the numbers?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 9th AUG - S3)
(a) 3.5 (b) 7 (c) 10.5 (d) 14

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The average of 10 numbers is 7. If each number is
multiplied by 12, then the average of the new set of
numbers will be
(a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 82 (d) 84
(SSC CGL Prelim Exam - 2007)

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The average marks obtained by a group of 178
students are 69. If each student is now awarded
4 grace marks then what would be the resultant
average?
a) 73
b) 182
c) 65
d) 174

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Which of the following statements are CORRECT?
P: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the mean of the list
Q: Doubling each entry in a list doubles the mean of the list
a) P b) Q
c) P, Q d) None of the statements is correct

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If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers,
their average is
(a) 5(a + 4) (b) abcde/5
(c) 5(a + b + c + d + e) (d) a + 4
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam - 2013 & 2014)

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The average of the first nine integral multiples of 3 is
(a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 18
(SSC CGL Tier- I - 2013)

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The average of the first 100 positive integers is
(a) 100 (b) 51
(c) 50.5 (d) 49.5
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam - 16.05.2010)

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The average of four consecutive odd numbers is
40. What is the largest number?
(SSC CGL – 2017 – 22nd AUG - S3)
(a) 42 (b) 45 (c) 43 (d) 44

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The average of 8 consecutive natural numbers is
38.5. What is the largest of these 8 numbers?
(SSC CGL -2017 -16th AUG - S2)
(a) 41 (b) 39
(c) 42 (d) 45

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The average of 3 consecutive even
numbers is A. If next 5 even numbers
are added, then what is the average of
these 8 numbers?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 5th AUG - S3)
(a) A + 3 (b)A + 4 (c) A + 5 (d) A + 7

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What is the average of all numbers between
11 and 80, which are divisible by 6?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 18th AUG - S1)
(a) 46 (b) 47
(c) 44 (d) 45

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What is the average of all numbers between 8
and 74 which are divisible by 7?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 21st AUG - S3)
(a) 40 (b) 41
(c) 42 (d) 43

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Model – 2 (Correct Average –Wrong Entry)

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The average marks of 40 students in an examination
was 34. It was later found that the marks of one
student had been wrongly entered as 62 instead of
26. what is the correct average?
(a) 33.1 (b) 33.3 (c) 33.5 (d) 33.7
(SSC CGL 2017 – 23rd AUG - S3)

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The average marks of 40 students in an
examination was 25. It was later found that the
marks of one student had been wrongly entered
as 73 instead of 37. What is the value of correct
average?
(a) 24.3 (b) 24.1
(c) 24.5 (d) 24.7
(SSC CGL - 19.08.2017 – S3)

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Model – 3 (Included/Excluded/Replaced)

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The average cost of 4 items in a shopping list is
Rs 1,250. If one more item whose cost is Rs
2,000 is added to the list what will be the new
average (in Rs)?
(a) 1100 (b) 1500
(c) 1400 (d) 1250
(SSC CGL - 22.08.2017 Shift-1)

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Average age of a team having 12 players is 23
years. If the age of the coach is also included, then
the average age increases by 2 years. What is the
age (in years) of the coach?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 8th AUG-S3)
(a) 41 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51

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A batsman makes a score of 95 runs in the 13th
match and thus increases his average runs per match
by 4. What is his average after the 13th match?
(SSC CGL 2017 - 23AUG - S2)
(a) 47 (b) 43 (c) 45 (d) 49

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A group of boys has an average weight of 36 kg. One
boy weighing 42 kg leaves the group and another boy
weighing 30 kg joins the group. If the average now
becomes 35.7 kg, then how many boys are there in the
group?
(a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 56
(SSC CGL 2017 – 11th Aug – S3)

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Six friends have an average height of 167 cm. A boy with height
162 cm leaves the group. Find the new average height.
(a) 168 cm (b) 166 cm (c) 169 cm (d) 167 cm
(SSC Constable GD 2015, Shift-2)

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AVERAGES SESSION - II
Model – 3 (Included/Excluded/Replaced)

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The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is
26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years
older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the
average age of the remaining players is one year
less than the average age of the whole team.
Find out the average age of the team.
(a) 23 years (b) 20 years
(c) 24 years (d) 21 years

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Average age of 20 students is 21 years. 2 students
leave the group and 1 new student joins the group.
The average now becomes 20 years. If age of one of
the student who left the group is 26 years and the
one who joined is 20 years, then what is the age (in
years) of the other student who left the group?
(SSC CGL 2017 - 6th AUG-S3)
(a) 20 (b) 34 (14*) (c) 22 (d) 16

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The average weight of 3 men A, B and C is 84
kg. Another man D joins the group and the
average now becomes 80 kg. If another man E
whose weight is 3 kg more then that of D,
replaces A, then the average weight of B, C, D
and E becomes 79 kg. Then weight of A is
(a) 72 kg (b) 74 kg
(c) 75 kg (d) 76 kg
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015)

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The average weight of 45 students in a class is
52 kg. Five of them whose average weight is 48
kg leave the class and other 5 students whose
average weight is 54 kg join the class. What is
the new average weight (in kg) of the class?
(a) 52 1/3 (b) 52 1/2
(c) 53 2/3 (d) 52 2/3

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Model – 4 (Weighted Averages)

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The average of the marks obtained in an
examination by 8 students was 51 and by 9 other
students was 68. The average marks of all 17
students was :
(a) 59 (b) 59.5
(c) 60 (d) 60.5
(SSC CGL 1999)

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The average of 20 numbers is 15 and the average of
first five is 12. The average of the rest is
(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d)13
(SSC CGL Tier - 1, 19.05.2013)

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 Model – 5
(Find nth Number, when Average of first p and last q No.’s are Given)

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The average of 11 numbers is 63. If the average of
first six numbers is 60 and the last six numbers is 65,
then the 6th number is
(a) 57 (b) 60 (c) 62 (d) 64
(SSC CGL Tier – I 2013/2014)

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The average of 17 results is 60. If the average of
first 9 results is 57 and that of the last 9 results
is 65, then what will be the value of 9th result?
(SSC CGL – 2017 - 5th AUG - S1)
(a) 39 (b) 78
(c) 117 (d) 156

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The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the
average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B
and C be 43 kg, then the weight (in kg) of B is
(a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 17
(SSC CGL Tier - II 2014, 12.04.2015)

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The average of 9 numbers is 30. The average of
first 5 numbers is 25 and that of the last 3 numbers
is 35. What is the 6th number?
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 50
(SSC CGL Prelims - 2000)

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The average weight of 100 students is 32 kg. The
average weight of first 49 students is 30 kg and of
last 50 students is 34 kg. What is the weight (in kg)
of the 50th student?
(SSC CGL 2017 16th AUG-S3)
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 33

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The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday was 48° . The average
temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday was 52°, If the temperature on Monday was
42°, then the temperature on Friday was (in degrees)
(a) 58 (b) 56 (c) 52 (d) 50
(SSC CGL Tier-I - 04.09.2016)

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 Model – 6
Monthly Income, Cricket Based, Ages

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In the first 40 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 4.8
runs/over. What is the required run rate in the remaining 10
overs to reach the target of 241 runs?
(SSC CGL 2017 - 21AUG-S2)
(a) 6.7 (b) 6.5 (c) 6.3 (d) 4.9

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In the first 45 overs of a 50 over innings, the run
rate was 5.8 runs per over. What is the required run
rate in the remaining overs to reach the target of 295
runs?
(a) 6.9 (b) 6.8 (c) 6.7 (d) 6.6
(SSC CGL 2017 - 09.08.2017)

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A man spends 1800 monthly on an average for the first
four months and 2000 monthly for the next eight
months and saves 5600 a year. His average monthly
income is
(a) 2000 (b) 2200 (c) 2400 (d) 2600
(SSC CGL Tier-II 21.09.2014)

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The average of 5 members of a family is 24
years. If the youngest member is 8 years old, then
what was the average age (in years) of the family
at the time of the birth of the youngest member?
(a) 16 (b) 20
(c) 24 (d) 32
(SSC CGL Tier-II 2017, 08.08.2017 – S1)

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 Model 7
Twice, Thrice, One-Third, etc., of Numbers

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The average of first three numbers is double of the
fourth number. If the average of all the four numbers is
12, find the 4th number.
(a) 16 (b) 48/7 (c) 20 (d) 18/7
(SSC CGL Tier II, 29.09.2013)

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Of the 3 numbers whose average is 40, the first is
(1/3)rd the sum of other 2. What is the first number?
(SSC CGL 2017 – 20th AUG - S3):
(a) 20 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 30

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3 numbers whose average is 112, the first number is
(1/6)th the sum of other 2. What is the first number?
(SSC CGL 2017 17th AUG-S2)
(a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 48

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