Q1) A class consists of 20 boys and 30 girls.
In the mid-semester examination, the
average score of the girls was 5 higher than that of the boys. In the final exam, however,
the average score of the girls dropped by 3 while the average score of the entire class
increased by 2. The increase in the average score of the boys is:
Q2) An elevator has a weight limit of 630 kg. It is carrying a group of people of whom the
heaviest weighs 57 kg and the lightest weighs 53 kg. What is the maximum possible
number of people in the group? (TITA)
Q3) The average height of 22 toddlers increases by 2 inches when two of them leave this
group. If the average height of these two toddlers is one-third the average height of the
original 22, then the average height, in inches, of the remaining 20 toddlers is
Q4) In an apartment complex, the number of people aged 51 years and above is 30 and
there are at most 39 people whose ages are below 51 years. The average age of all the
people in the apartment complex is 38 years. What is the largest possible average age,
in years, of the people whose ages are below 51 years?
Q5) A CAT aspirant appears for a certain number of tests. His average score increases by
1 if the first 10 tests are not considered, and decreases by 1 if the last 10 tests are not
considered. If his average scores for the first 10 and the last 10 tests are 20 and 30,
respectively, then the total number of tests taken by him is [TITA]
Q6) Ramesh and Gautam are among 22 students who write an examination. Ramesh
scores 82.5. The average score of the 21 students other than Gautam is 62. The average
score of all the 22 students is one more than the average score of the 21 students other
than Ramesh. The score of Gautam is
Q7) The average of 30 integers is 5. Among these 30 integers, there are exactly 20 which
do not exceed 5. What is the highest possible value of the average of these 20 integers?
Q8) Let A, B and C be three positive integers such that the sum of A and the mean of B
and C is 5. In addition, the sum of B and the mean of A and C is 7. Then the sum of A and
B is
Q9) In a group of 10 students, the mean of the lowest 9 scores is 42 while the mean of
the highest 9 scores is 47. For the entire group of 10 students, the maximum possible
mean exceeds the minimum possible mean by
Q10) A batsman played n + 2 innings and got out on all occasions. His average score in
these n + 2 innings was 29 runs and he scored 38 and 15 runs in the last two innings.
The batsman scored less than 38 runs in each of the first n innings. In these n innings, his
average score was 30 runs and lowest score was x runs. The smallest possible value of x
is
Q11) Suppose hospital A admitted 21 less Covid infected patients than hospital B, and all
eventually recovered. The sum of recovery days for patients in hospitals A and B were
200 and 152, respectively. If the average recovery days for patients admitted in hospital
A was 3 more than the average in hospital B then the number admitted in hospital A was
Q12) In a football tournament, a player has played a certain number of matches and 10
more matches are to be played. If he scores a total of one goal over the next 10 matches,
his overall average will be 0.15 goals per match. On the other hand, if he scores a total of
two goals over the next 10 matches, his overall average will be 0.2 goals per match. The
number of matches he has played is