Average Problems Practice Questions
Average Problems Practice Questions
1. The average of three numbers is 24. If two of them are 20 and 26, what is the third
number?
2. The average of five consecutive numbers is 17. Find the largest number.
3. The average of four numbers is 15. If three of them are 10, 20, and 25, what is the fourth
number?
4. The average of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's temperature is 28°C. If Monday was
26°C and Tuesday was 30°C, what was Wednesday's temperature?
5. The average of 6 numbers is 40. If the sum of five numbers is 200, what is the sixth
number?
6. The average of 10 numbers is 50. If one number is removed, the average becomes 49.
What is the removed number?
7. The average of 8 numbers is 32. If one more number is included, the new average
becomes 33. Find the included number.
8. The average of 3 consecutive odd numbers is 27. Find the smallest number.
9. The average of 7 consecutive even numbers is 36. Find the largest number.
10. The average marks of 30 students are 45. If the marks of one student are wrongly
entered as 60 instead of 50, find the correct average.
11. The average of four consecutive multiples of 6 is 42. Find the numbers.
12. The average of 12 numbers is 35. If the sum of the first 6 numbers is 180, find the
average of the last 6 numbers.
13. The average weight of 40 students is 50 kg. If the teacher's weight is included, the
average becomes 51 kg. Find the teacher’s weight.
14. The average salary of 15 employees is 25,000. If the manager’s salary is added, the
average becomes 28,000. Find the manager’s salary.
15. The average runs scored by a batsman in 12 matches is 45. If he scores 100 runs in the
next match, what will be his new average?
16. The average of 6 numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the average becomes 19.
Find the removed number.
17. The average of 9 numbers is 60. If the average of the first 5 is 57 and of the last 5 is 63,
find the 5th number.
18. The average of 4 consecutive numbers is 35. Find the numbers.
19. The average of 3 subjects marks is 75. If two marks are 80 and 70, what is the third
mark?
20. The average of 5 numbers is 21. If the first four are 19, 23, 18, and 20, what is the fifth
number?
21. The average of 20 students is 30. If the teacher’s age is included, the average increases
by 1. What is the teacher’s age?
22. The average of 4 numbers is 50. If one number is 60, what is the average of the other
three?
23. The average of 11 consecutive numbers is 40. Find the smallest number.
24. The average of 3 numbers is 18. If two numbers are 20 and 22, what is the third
number?
25. The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two numbers 36 and 40 are removed, find the new
average.
26. The average of 8 numbers is 26. If the sum of 7 numbers is 170, find the eighth number.
27. The average marks of 35 students are 42. If the marks of one student are misread as 50
instead of 40, find the correct average.
28. The average age of 30 students is 15 years. If the teacher’s age is included, the average
becomes 16 years. Find the teacher’s age.
29. The average of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 25. Find the numbers.
30. The average of two numbers is 36. If one number is 30, what is the other number?