Average
Solution
1. Answer: (E) Total age of a class including teacher = (30
Correct average = (56 × 24 - 44 - 45 - 61 + × 26.4) = 792 years
48 + 59 + 67)/24 = 57 So, Age of teacher = (792 - 754) = 38 years.
2. Answer: (E) 6. Answer: (B)
Let the student scored 24x, 30x, 32x and 34x let the average expenditure per student per
marks in 4 papers. Therefore, sum of marks day be Rs. x .
in all the papers together = 12x + 15x + 16x then total expenditure per day = 45x
+ 17x = 60x. new total expenditure per day
Average of the total marks obtained = 60% = Rs (45x + 30)
Let the maximum marks in a paper be 100 new average expenditure = x-2
Then, 60x = 60 (4) given, (45x + 30)/50 = x-2
x=4 thus, x = 26
The marks obtained in 4 papers are 48, 60, Now original expenditure of the mess
64, 68. He got more than 60% of the marks = 45 × 26 = Rs.1170
in 2 papers. Hence, option b.
3. Answer: (A) 7. Answer: (C):
Let the weight of A, B, C and D be a, b, c Sum of first four numbers = 10 × 4 = 40
and d kg respectively. Sum of last four numbers = 8 × 4 = 32
c = a - 12 Sum of all six numbers = 9 × 6 = 54
b=c+6 Now,
=>b=a-6 Sum of the 3rd and 4th numbers = Sum of
d = c - 10 first 4 numbers + Sum of last four numbers
= > d = a - 22 – Sum of all six numbers = 40 + 32 – 54 =
Given, a + b + c + d = 132 18
Putting the values of a, b, c and d, ∴ Average of 3rd and 4th numbers = 18/2 = 9
a + (a - 6) + (a - 12) + (a - 22) 132 8. Answer: (D)
i.e. a = 43 Let no. of student in class A, B and C be x, y
And d = a - 22 = 21 and z
Average of A and D is (43 + 21)/2 = 32. ∴ A = 83x
4. Answer: (A) B = 76y
Average salary = total salary/total strength C = 85z
No. of class A officers = 5/10 × 40 = 20 Now, A + B = 79x + 79y
No. of class B officers = 4/10 × 40 = 16 B + C = 81 (y + z) = 81y + 81z
No. of class C officers 4 ∴ 83x + 76y = 79x + 79y
Average salary = (600 × 20 + 750 × 16 + 4x = 3y
1000 × 4)/40 = Rs. 700 𝑥 3
𝑦
= 4
Average monthly salary
= 700 × 30 = Rs. 21000 And, 76y + 85z = 81y + 81z
5. Answer: (D) 5y = 4z
𝑦 4
Total age of students of the class = (29 × 26) =
= 754 years 𝑧 5
∴𝑥∶𝑦∶𝑧 = 3∶4∶5
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83 × 3 + 76 × 4 + 85 × 5 ATQ,
∴ Required average = 12
249 + 304 + 425 2𝑛2 − 19𝑥 = 2(𝑛 − 1)2 ………..(i)
= 12 And 2𝑛2 − 19𝑥 − 17𝑥 = 2(𝑛 − 2)2
978
= 2𝑛2 − 36𝑥 = 2(𝑛 − 2)2
12
= 81.5 ……………….(ii)
9. Answer: (B) Solving (i) and (ii),
Let five consecutive even number series 𝑥 = 2, 𝑛 = 10
= a, (𝑎 + 2), (𝑎 + 4), (𝑎 + 6), (𝑎 + 8) Average age of group after Z leaves the
Five consecutive odd number series group
2 × 102 −19 × 2−17 × 2−16 112
ATQ – = = = 16
𝑎 + (𝑎 + 2) + (𝑎 + 4) + (𝑎 + 6) + (𝑎 + 8) 10−3 7
= 60 13. Answer: (B)
5
5𝑎 + 20 = 300 A: B = 1:2
𝑎 = 56 B: C = 2:5
Third highest number of even series A: D = 1:4
= 56 + 4 = 60 Thus, A:B:C:D = 1:2:5:4
Second lowest number of odd number (x + 2x + 5x + 4x)/4 = 12x/4 = 3x = 84
series So, x = 28
5 Marks in subject A = 28
= 60 × 13 + 4 = 29
Marks in subject B = 56
Highest number of even number series Marks in subject C = 140
= (56 + 8) = 64 Marks in subject D = 112
Highest number of odd number series So, the student scored equal to or more than
= (29 − 2 + 8) = 35 60 marks in only two subjects.
Required difference = 64 −35 = 29 14. Answer: (B)
10. Answer: (B) Let Manish’s score be x,
I. Weight of three student initially So Ajay’s score = x + 10,
= 75 + 68 + 57 = 200 Rahul’s score = x - 5
Weight of three students which are Suresh’s score = 63 × 3 - (x + x - 5)
replaced = 194 - 2x
= 32 + 42 + 56 + = 120 3(x + 10) = x - 5 + x + 194 - 2x + 90
Difference = 200 − 120 = 80 3x + 30 = 279
This 80 is divided onto all students 3x = 249
80
Total students = 2.5 = 32 x = 83
II. 50 Sum of Manish and Suresh’s score
Quantity I < Quantity II = x + 194 - 2x = 111
11. Answer: (C) 15. Answer: (C)
Average of 100 student = 40 Let father's present age in case the father did
Total = 40 × 100 = 4000 not die be X years
Error = 83 – 53 = 30 (high) Then 3 years ago, it would have been (X - 3)
3970 years & 12 years ago, it would have been (X
So correct average ⇒ 100 = 39.7 - 12) years
12. Answer: (C) At the time of death of Arun's father,
Let, initial no. of people in the group be ‘n’. average age of the family of 6 members was
Let 19x and 17x be ages of X and Y 26 years.
respectively,
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So, total age of the family at that time 26 × 6 Average age of all 40 teachers in 2009 = 37
= 156 years Total age of 40 teachers in 2009 = 37 × 40
12 years ago, that is 9 years before the death = 1480
of his father, total age of these 6 members Total age of 10 teachers who left in 2009
will get reduced by 9 × 6 = 54 = 500
So, total age of the family excluding his Total age of 30 teachers in 2009
father 12 years ago from now = 156 - 54 = = 1480 – 500 = 980
102 Total age of 30 teachers in 2012
Average age of the family 12 years ago = = 980 + 30 × 3 = 1070
(Age of father + total age of other Total age of 20 new teachers in 2012
members)/7 = 28 = 20 × 30 = 600
So, ((x - 12) + 102)/7 = 28, on solving this Total age of 50 teachers in 2012
we get, X = 106 years = 1070 + 600 = 1670
This would have been Arun's father present Total age of 50 teachers in 2015
age. He died three years ago, so at the time = 1670 + 50 × 3 = 1820
of his death, Arun's father's age would have 19. Answer: (B)
been 106 - 3 = 103 years Now total age of 100 bankers in 2004 = 100
Hence, option c. × 50 + 2 × 100 = 5200.
16. Answer: (C) Now 20 bankers whose average age was 60
Total weight of A, B and C is (65 × 3) = 195 retired.
kg So, total age now = 5200 – 1200 = 4000.
Total weight of A, B, C and D is (68 × 4) = Now total age of 80 bankers in 2007 = 4000
272 kg + 3 × 80 = 4240.
Weight of D = (272 - 195) = 77 kg Now, 40 bankers joined PNB in 2007 whose
Weight of E = 77 – 4 = 73 kg average age was 38 years.
Total weight of B, C, D and E = (67 × 4) = Hence, total age now = 4240 + 40 × 38
268 kg = 5760.
Total weight of B, C and D Now total age of 120 bankers in 2010
= 268 – 73 = 195 kg = 5760 + 3 × 120 = 6120.
Weight of A = (272 - 195) = 77 kg. Hence, average age in 2010 = 6120/120
17. Answer: (A) = 51 years.
Let the least amount of wages be Rs. x 20. Answer: (C)
x + (x + 20) + (x + 40) + (x + 60) = 4 × 60 Actual total marks of 100 girls
Or, 4x + 120 = 240 = 100 × 92 - 40 = 9160
Or,4x = 240 - 120 Actual total marks of 80 boys
Or, 4x = 120 = 80 × 124 + 20 = 9940
So, x = Rs. 30. Average marks of the class
18. Answer: (C) = (9160 + 9940)/180 = 106.1
Average age of all 40 teachers in 2007 = 35
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