CSAT – Average – Practice Set

BASIC LEVEL
Q1. A has 8 pencils, B has 10 pencils and C If the man paid total of 30000 in all. For
has 15 pencils, then the average number of how many days did he stay in the hotel
pencils with them are: given that the first day is 5th date of the
a) 8 month?
b) 10 a) 50
c) 15 b) 40
d) 11 c) 20
d) 60
Q2. The average of 4 terms is 20 and the 1st
term is 1/3 of the remaining terms. What Q7. The average of 50 number is 38. If two
will be the first number? numbers 45 and 55 are discarded, the
a) 30 average of the remaining number is?
b) 20 a) 36.50
c) 60 b) 37.00
d) 80 c) 37.52
d) 37.50
Q3. For 9 innings, Roman has an average of
65 runs. In the tenth inning, he scores 200 Q8. Out of three numbers, the first is twice
runs, thus increasing his average. His the second and is half of the third. If the
average increased by: average of three number is 56, the three
a) 78.5 number in order are?
b) 72 a) 48,24,96
c) 13.5 b) 48,96,24
d) 77.5 c) 96,24,48
d) 96,48,24
Q4. The salary of A, B, C, D, E is Rs. 8000,
Rs. 5000, Rs. 11000, Rs. 7000, Rs. 9000 per Q9. Five years ago, the average age of four
month respectively, then the average salary men was 48 yr. Now, a new man joins and
of A, B, C, D, and E per month is: the average age increases by 2 yr. What is
a) ₹7200 the age of the new man?
b) ₹7000 a) 36
c) ₹7500 b) 38
d) ₹8000 c) 41
d) 42
Q5. Einstein goes from Ahmedabad to
Lucknow at the speed of 40 km/hr and Q10. The mean temperature of Monday to
returned at the speed of 60 km/hr. The Wednesday was 37°C and of Tuesday to
average speed of Einstein during the whole Thursday was 34°C. If the temperature on
journey is: Thursday was 4/5 that of Monday, the
a) 24 temperature of Thursday was:
b) 48 a) 35.5°C
c) 50 b) 34°C
d) 42 c) 36°C
d) 36.5°C
Q6. In a hotel, the tariff for every odd dates
is Rs.1000 and for even dates is Rs. 2000.

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Q11. Columbus started his journey from Q13. Six tables and twelve chairs were
Lucknow to Kolkata, Which is 200 K.M., at bought for ₹ 7,800. If the average price of a
the speed of 40 KM/hr, then he went to table is ₹ 750, then the average price of a
Banglore which is 300 Km, at the speed of chair would be:
20 KM/hr . Further he went to Ahmedabad a) ₹ 250
which is 500 Km, at the speed of 10 Km/hr. b) ₹ 275
The average speed of Columbus is: c) ₹ 150
a) 15.70 d) ₹ 175
b) 15.30
c) 14.70 Q14. The average of 15 numbers is 7. If the
d) 14.28 average of the first 8 numbers is 6.5 and the
average of the last 8 numbers is 8.5, then the
Q12. The average marks of a class of 35 middle number is:
children is 35. The marks of one of the a) 10
students, who got 35, was incorrectly b) 23
entered as 65. What is the correct average c) 15
of the class? d) 13
a) 34.14
b) 33.76 Q15. The average age of a cricket team of
c) 35.24 11 players is the same as it was 3 years back
d) 36.50 because 3 of the players whose current
average age of 33 years were replaced by 3
youngsters. The average age of the
newcomers is:
a) 23
b) 21
c) 20
d) 22

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ADVANCED LEVEL
Q1) The Balling average of a cricket player was 24.85 runs per wicket. In a match he took 5
wickets, giving 52 runs. Then his balling average got reduced by 0.85. Then how many
wickets had he taken, before playing his last match?
a. 65
b. 72
c. 80
d. 85

Q2) 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. 20 years
b. 21 years
c. 23 years
d. 24 years

Q3) A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. What is the
average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday?
a. 285
b. 304
c. 270
d. 290

Q4) The average age of a class of 20 students is 20 years. A student whose age is 20 years
leaves the class. Find the new average age of the class(in years).
a. 20
b. 21
c. 22
d. 19

Q5) A student on her first 3 tests received an average score of N points. If she exceeds her
previous average score by 20 points on her fourth test, then what is the average score for
the first 4 tests?
a. N + 20
b. N + 10
c. N + 4
d. N + 5

Q6) The average age of women and child workers in a factory was 15 yr. The average age of
all the 16 children was 8 yr and average age of women workers was 22 yr. If ten women
workers were married, then the number of unmarried women workers were?

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a. 16
b. 12
c. 8
d. 6

Q7) The mean of 9 observation is 16 . One more observation is included and the mean
becomes 17. The 10th observation is
a. 9
b. 16
c. 26
d. 30

Q8) The average of 20 numbers is zero. How many of them may be greater than zero, at the
most?
a. 20
b. 19
c. 0
d. 1

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TOPIC: AVERAGE

BASIC LEVEL - Solutions

Q1. Solution: Option D Explanation:
Explanation: • Total tariff = 30000
• Average number of pencils • So, for odd dates (5th, 7th, and so
• (8 + 10 + 15) / 3 =11 on) = 1000
• And for even dates (6th, 8th and so
on) = 2000
Q2. Solution: Option B • So, the average amount of money for
Explanation: 2 days is Rs. 1500.
• Average of 4 terms = 20 • So, total amount paid = 30000
• Hence, the total sum of 4 terms = 80 • So, number of days he stayed in the
• Let terms be A,B,C,D hotel = 30000/1500 = 20.
• So, the sum will be A+B+C+D =80
• Given, 3A = B+C+D
• So, 4A = 80, Q7. Solution: Option D
• A = 20 Explanation:
• Sum of 50 member = (50 x 38) =
1900
Q3. Solution: Option C • Sum of 48 member = [1900- (45 +
Explanation: 55)] = 1800
• Total score for 65 innings = 65×9 = • Required Average = 1800/48 =
585 225/6 = 37.5
• Total score after 10th innings = 585
+ 200 = 785 Q8. Solution: Option A
• So, the new average is 785/10 = 78.5 Explanation:
• So, the increment is of 13.5 • Let second number = x
• So, first number = 2x and third
number= 4x
[Link]: Option D • (x + 2x + 4x) / 3 = 56 ⇒7x = 168 ⇒
Explanation: x = 24
• Required average salary • So, the numbers are 48,24, 96.
• (8000+5000+11000+7000+9000)/5
• 40000 / 5 = Rs. 8000
Q9. Solution: Option B
Explanation:
[Link]: Option B • Sum of the ages of 4 men five years
Explanation: ago = 48 x 4 =192 yr.
• Total Distance = 2D • And sum of present ages of the four
• Total Time= D/40 + D/60 men = 192 + 5 x 4 = 212 yr.
• Average speed =2 x 40 x 60 / (40+ • Now (212 + Age of the new man) / 5
60) = 50
• 4800 / 100=48 km/hr • Age of the new man = 50 x 5 – 212
= 38 yr.
[Link]: Option C

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Q13. Solution: Option B

Q10. Solution: Option C Explanation:
Explanation: • Here, six tables and twelve chairs
• Temperature of (Mon + Tue + Wed) bought = ₹ 7,800
= 37 x 3 = 11°C • The average price of a table = ₹ 750
• Temperature of (Tue + Wed + Thu) • Average cost of a chair = ₹ y, then
= 34 x 3 = 102°C • y × 12 + 6 × 750 = 7800 ⇒ 12y =
• Temperature of (Mon - Thu) = 7800 – 4500 = 3300
111°C - 102°C = 9°C 3300
• Temperature of [Mon - 4/5(Mon] = 9 • y= = 275
12
• Temperature of Monday = 9 x 5 =
45°C
• Temperature of Thursday = 45 x 4/5 Q14. Solution: Option C
= 36°C Explanation:
• Given that , The average of 15
numbers = 7
Q11. Solution: Option D • The average of the first 8 numbers =
Explanation: 6.5 and the average of the last 8
• Total distance = (200 + 300 + 500) = numbers = 8.5
1000 • Middle i.e. eighth number = 8 × 6.5
• Total time = 200/40 + 300/20 + + 8 × 8.5 – 15 × 7
500/10 = 5 + 15 + 50 = 70 hr • Middle i.e. eighth number = 52 + 68
• Average speed = Total distance / – 105
Total time =1000 / 70 = 14.2857 • Middle i.e. eighth number = 120 –
Km/hr. 105 = 15

Q15. Solution: Option D

Q12. Solution: Option A Explanation:
Explanation: • Change of age (3 years) is adjusted
• According to question, by removal of 3 old players and
• Total correct marks of 35 children = addition of 3 youngsters.
35 × 35 + 35 – 65 = 1225 – 30 = • Total age of three youngsters - 33 ×
1195 3(old) +11 × 3(all)=0
1195 • Total age of three youngsters = 99 –
• Required average = = 34.14
35 33 = 66 years
Required average = 66 ÷ 3 = 22 years

ADVANCED LEVEL
1 C 5 D
2 C 6 D
3 A 7 C
4 A 8 B

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