Averages & Weighted Averages 1, ‘The average monthly sales in Jan, Feb and Mar was Rs. 150 thousand. The average monthly sales in Mar, Apr, May was Rs. 180 thousand. If the average monthly sales from Jan to May was Rs, 160 ‘thousand, find the sales (in Rs. thousands) in the month of Mar, a. 125, b.175 ©. 190 4.200 ‘Sachin’s career average (total runs scored/total number of matches) is 48, In all the matches when ‘Sachin has scored a century, his average is 160. If Sachin has scored a century in 50 matches out of 250 matches that he played, find his average in the matches in which he has not scored a century. 20 b.25 6.50 4.60 3. When one person joins a group of 8 people, the average weight of the group increases by 1.5, Find the difference between the weight of the person joining the group and the new average of the group of, 9 people. ag b.12 13.5 4. Cannot be determined ‘The average age of a group of friends is 25 years. Two friends with an average age of 29 years leave the group and hence the average of the rest decreases by 0.5 years, Find the original number of friends. 20 bis © 16 ais 5. The average of 12 two-digit numbers is being found. By mistake, one of the number was wrongly read by interchanging the digits. Hence the average found out was 3 more than correct average. How ‘many possible values exist for the wrongly read number? as bo e7 as ©. When the youngest member of a group of 16 people is not considered, the average of the group increases by 1.5 years. And if the eldest member of the group is flot considered, the average of the group reduces by 2.5 years. If the sum of the ages of the youngest and the eldest member is 80, find ‘the ratio of the age of the youngest and the eldest member. aol be: etd a6 7. Consider the series, 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, ..... What is the difference between the average of 40 terms and the average of 41 terms of the series? al b. 1.25 6.28 as 8 Conder the vein 3, 5, 7,9, nn 97; One mbar fhe ere i erased andthe average the remlning umber becomes 8071 Pind the mumber eased a47 v.37 49 a7 9, Consider two series: 5, 10, 15, 20, ....) 75 and 3, 6,9, 12, ....,75. Find the average of all the terms of the two series, 0.36 v.37.5 6.38 4.40 10, I purchase 42 kgs of rice costing Rs. 17/kg and 78 kgs of rice costing Re. 19/kg and then mix the ‘two varieties of rice. What is the average cost price (Rs. kg) of the mixture? a Re. 18/kg b. Rs. 18.3/kg, ©. Rs, 18.6/kg 4. Rs. 18.9/kg, 11, The ratio of the number of people in three groups is 10 : 15 : 7. Ifthe average age of the three groups in the ratio 1:2: 8, and the average age ofall the three groups taken together is 18 years, find the average age of the second group. a. 6 years b. 10 years . 12 years 4.15 years2 CAT/ Avernge & Weighted Average 12, The ratio of the cost price of a mango to that of a apple is S : 3. Mangoes are sold at 200% profit and apples are sold at 100% profit, Ira total of 10 mangoes and 20 apples are sold, find the overall profit percentage. a. 145.45% b. 150% ©. 165% 4. 155.55% 13, ‘The ratio of milk and water in two solutions of mill and water having volumes in the ratio 3:5 is 2: Sand 4:5. Find the ratio of milk and water in the solution made by mixing the two solutions together. a2ss basa ea: 4. None of these 14, Each of three vessels has a solution of mill and water with percentage of milk being 25%, 40% and 75% respectively. When the sclutions in the first two vessels are mixed together, the percentage of ‘ilk in the resultant mixture is 30%, Whereas when the solutions in the second two vessels are mixed together, the percentage of milk in the resultant solution is 60%. Find the percentage of milk if the solutions of all three vessels are mixed together. a. 43.8% 45.5% ©. 48.8% 451.3% 15, Two solutions of milk and water solution having proportion of mille in the ratio 3: 4 and volumes being in the ratio 2 : 5 are mixed together. If the percentage of milk in the resulting solution is 52%, find the ratio of mille and water in the first solution 21:29 bldsan Coresty 4. Cannot be determined 16. When 10 litres of water is added to a solution of mille and water, the percentage of milk reduces from 80% to 70%. Instead of adding water, if 20 litres of milk had been added, what will be the percentage of water in the resultant mixture, a. 18.88% b. 16% ©. 15.55% 4. 17.5% 17, 12 litres of solution of millc and water having ratio of milk and water as 2 : 3 is mixed with 18 litres of solution of milk and water having ratio of milk and water as 3 : 2. To the mixture, 20 litres of solu- tion of millc and water having ratio of milk and water ae 4 : 1 is mixed, Find the percentage of milk in the resultant solution, a. 63.2% . 66.669% ©. 55.55% 4. 60% 18. 10% of solution of milk and water is removed and replaced with water. This operation is carried out thrice. If the ratio of milk and water in the solution now is 81 : 39, find the ratio of milk and water in the initial solution, 29:10 25:2 ©7228 4.729: 271 19. Some quantity of liquid is removed from 40 litres of solution of milk and water having 64% milic and is then replaced with water. Same quantity of liquid is again removed and replaced with water. Now the percentage of milk in the solution is 36%, Find the volume of the quanatity that is removed on each occasion, a. Silitres b. 8 litres . 10 litres 15 litres 20. Acan contains 80 litres of milk. 10 litres of the solution is removed and replaced with 20 litres of water. This operation, removing 10 litres and adding 20 litres of water is done a total of three times. ‘What is the ratio of milk and water in the solution now? agi ». 943 657 7:3 4.28:27 Answer Key: fe de ae 4h es Ge ve Ge 5h tb Me 12a «13d a SaeedAverages 1 The average sales for the months January to March is 40, the average sales for the months March to June is 50 and the average of the months January to June is 45. Find the sales in the month of March 1.30 2.40 3.45 4.50 5. 60 ‘The average of Sachin after 80 one day matches is 55. If Sachin’s target is increase his average to 57 after the next ane day match, how much should Sachin score in the next one day match. (Average = total run / total number of innings) 1,213 2.214 3.215 4.216 5.217 When a student weighing 68 kgs joins a group of 8 students, the average of the group increases by 1.5 kgs. Find the average of the original group. 1.53 2.54.5 3. 56 4.57.5 5. None of these From a group of 12 students with average weight being 72.5 kgs, two students leave. Because the two leave, the average of the group falls to 71.25 kgs. Find the average weight of the two students who leave the group. 1.78.5, 2. 78.75 3.79.25 4. 157 5. 187.5 Ifa student weighing 70 kgs joins a group of n students, the average of the group increases by 1 kgs. If the new student weighed 55 kgs, the average of the group would have declined by 2 kgs. Find n. 13 24 3.5 46 5.7 Ten years ago, the average age of a couple was 27 years old. Today also the average age of the couple and their baby is 27 years old. Find the present age of the baby. 13 24 3.5 4.6 67 By what does the average of all odd numbers between 50 and 130 differ from the average of all multiples of 3 between 20 and 160. 1.0 21 3.2 43 5.4 ‘The average of n consecutive natural numbers is 17.5. What is the largest value that n can assume? 1. Infinite 2. 34 3.35 4.36 5.18Weighted averages 9. 10 i 12, 13, 14, 15. 16 ‘The average age of the 18 boys in a class is 24 years and the average age of 12 girls in the class is 22 years. Find the average age of the class 1, 23.2 2. 23.6 3.23 4.22.8 5.22.6 ‘Two alloys of iron having 85% and 67% iron respectively are fused together to form another alloy having 71% iron in it. If 14 kgs of the first alloy is taken, find the weight of the second alloy. 1. 28 kgs 2. 34 kgs 3. 35 kgs 4.42 kgs 5.49 kgs A trader sells rice to customers at a profit of 20%. But to his regular customers he charges a profit of only 10%, If he makes an overall profit of 18.18...%, what fraction of his customers are regular customers? L% 2% 3 Hi «% 5% In my written test I scored 75% marks, but because of the viva, my overall percentage decreased to 68%. If the written test was conducted for 500 marks and the viva for 100 marks, find the percentage of marks scored in the viva. 1. 15% 2. 16.66% 3. 25% 4.33% 5. 40% How many litres of solutions having 30% milk and 70% milk should be mixed so that we get 40 litres of 45% milk solution? 1. 10, 30 2.12, 28 3.15, 25 4.20 , 20 5.25, 15 ‘Two vessels having volumes in the ratio 3 : 5 are filled with water and milk solutions. The ratio of milk and water in the two vessels is 2 : 3 and 3: 1 respectively. If the contents of both the vessel are emptied into a larger vessel, find the ratio of milk and water in the larger vessel 1.99: 61 2,99:160 3.61:160 4,61: 99 5. None of these 12 litres of a milk and water solution having ratio of milk and water as 4: 1 is mixed with 20 litres of another milk and water solution having ratio of milk and water in the ratio 5:1. Find the ratio of milk and water in the resultant solution. 1.43:240 2.43:197 3.197: 240 4. 197:43 5. None of these Water is mixed with milk in such a proportion that even after selling the milk at the rate of cost-price, a profit of 16.66% is made. What fraction of the mixture consists of milk. (Solve using averages funda and not by assuming values) ui 2% 3% 4% 5.9%