Average Concept Practice Problems and Solutions

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Concept Practice
1.
The average of 21 numbers is 45. The average of first 10 numbers is 50 and the
average of last 10 numbers is 42. What is the middle number?
1) 24
2) 25
3) 26
4) 28
2.
The marks of a student in four tests are 85, 86, 90 and 93. How many marks did he get
in the fifth test, if the average marks in these five tests are 88?
1) 85
2) 86
3) 87
4) 88
3.
P, Q, R and S are four friends. If P, Q and R have Rs. 365, Rs. 465 and Rs. 475
respectively, how much should S has so that the average money with them is Rs. 400?
1) 292
2) 294
3) 295
4) 296
4.
There are ten numbers. The average of first nine numbers is 139 and the average of all
the ten numbers is 143. What is the last number?
1) 169
2) 170
3) 175
4) 179
5.
The ages of the eldest four members of a 6 member family are 55, 45, 32 and 28 years.
If the average age of all members of the family is 30 years, what is the average age of
the youngest two members of the family?
1) 9
2) 10
3) 11
4) 12
The average monthly income of Arun from January to March is Rs. 8000 and from April
to July is Rs 10000. What should be his average monthly income from August to
December, if the average monthly income for the whole year is Rs 11000.
1) 12500
2) 12600
3) 13000
4) 13600
7.
The average runs made by a batsman in 10 innings is 45 and in the next 20 innings is
55. If he make an average of k runs in the next 5 innings, the average runs in all the 35
innings will be 50. Find k?
1) 50
2) 48
3) 45
4) 40
8.
The algebraic sum of deviations of ten observations measured from 30 is 40. Find the
mean of these ten observations?
1) 33
2) 34
3) 35
4) 43
The average of 53, 55, 59, 62 and x is 60. Find x?
1) 49
2) 50
3) 70
4) 71
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10.
In a small snack shop, the average revenue was Rs. 4000 per day over a 10-day period.
During this period, if the average daily revenue was Rs.3600 for the first 6 days, what
was the average daily revenue (in Rs.) for the last 4 days?
1) 4200
2) 4400
3) 4500
4) 4600
11.
If the average of 9 consecutive numbers is 32, what is the smallest number among
them?
1) 23
2) 27
3) 28
4) 29
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12.
There are 75 consecutive numbers. If their average is 432, what is the greatest number
among them?
1) 395
2) 396
3) 468
4) 469
13.
There are 200 consecutive even numbers in ascending order. If their average is 715,
what is the average of first and last numbers?
1) 615
2) 715
3) 815
4) 915
14.
There are 11 consecutive numbers in ascending order. If the average of the first five
numbers is 17, what is the average of all 11 numbers?
1) 19
2) 20
3) 21
4) 23
15.
There are 9 consecutive numbers. If the average of the smallest three numbers is 35,
what is the average of the largest three numbers?
1) 35
2) 38
3) 41
4) 44
16.
What is the average of all two digit numbers which gives 5 remainder when divided by
16?
1) 45
2) 53
3) 61
4) 69
17.
What is the average of 20 consecutive even numbers starting from 120?

1) 138
2) 139
3) 140
4) 158
18.
Find the average of 50 consecutive numbers starting from 51?

1) 74
2) 75
3) 76
4) 75.5
What is the average of first 121 natural numbers?

1) 60
2) 60.5
3) 61
4) 61.5
What is the average of first 50 positive even numbers?

1) 50
2) 51
3) 52
4) 25.5
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21.
a,b,c,d are four numbers such that their average is 27. What is the average of 2a, 2b, 2c,
2d ?
1) 29
2) 35
3) 54
4) 108
22.
If the average of x, y and z is 18, find the average of x + 5, y + 5, z + 5?

1) 23
2) 33
3) 90
4) 18
23.
What is the average of 3p + 8, 3q + 8, 3r + 8, 3s + 8 , if it is known that the average of p,

q, r, s is 25
1) 33
2) 75
3) 83
4) 99
24.
If the average of a, b, c, d, e is 12, the average of a2 , b2 , c2 , d2 , e2 is :

1) 12
2) 24
3) 60
4) cant say
25.
The average of 8 numbers is 26. If 8 is subtracted from each number, what is the
average of the resultant numbers?
1) 18
2) 25
3) 26
4) 34
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26.
The average of a1 , a2 , ..... , a23 is 56. What is the average of

1) 56
2) 12
3) 14
?
4) 13.5
27.
If the average of a, b, c, d is 15, what is the average of a + 2, b + 3, c + 8 and d 1 ?

1) 15
2) 16
3) 18
4) 27
28.
If the average of 12 numbers is 17. If 11 is added to the first number, 7 is added to the
second number, 6 subtracted from the third number and the remaining numbers are not
changed, what will be the new average?
1) 17
2) 18
3) 21
4) 29
29.
If the average of x, y and z is 20. What is the average of 2x, 3y and 4z?
1) 20
2) 40
3) 60
4) cant say
30.
The average of two numbers is 10. If the first number is doubled and the second number
is halved what will be the new average?
1) 10
2) 15
3) 12.5
4) cant say
31.
Five years ago, the average age of a family of 6 members was 23 years. What is the
present average age of the family?
1) 29
2) 28
3) 34
4) 24
32.
The average income of a family of 4 members is Rs. 15000 per month. If the monthly
income of one member increases by Rs. 2000 and that of an other member of the family
increases by Rs. 3000 and the income of the rest of the members do not change, what
will be the average monthly income of the family?
1) Rs. 20000
2) Rs. 17500
3) Rs. 16500
4) Rs. 16250
33.
There are 20 children. Each child has more than 2 chocolates. The average number of
chocolates with them is 17. If each child eats 2 chocolates, what will be the average
number of chocolates with the children now?
1) 17
2) 15
3) 7
4) 12
34.
The average monthly salary of a group of 100 employees in a company is Rs. 16000. If
the salary of 20 employees is increased by Rs. 4000 each and the salary of other
employees did not change, what will be the average monthly salary of all the employees
of the group?
1) Rs. 20000
2) Rs. 18000
3) Rs. 16800
4) Rs. 16000
35.
The average monthly salary of a group of employees is Rs. 12000. If the salary of half of
these employees is increased by Rs. 1000 each, what will be the average monthly salary
of the group?
1) Rs. 12000
2) Rs. 12500
3) Rs. 13000
4) Rs. 14000
36.
The average monthly salary of a group of 100 employees in a company is Rs. 16000. If
the salary of 20 employees gets doubled and the salary of other employees does not
change, what will be the average monthly salary of all the employees of the group?
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1) Rs 32000
2) Rs. 17600
3) Rs. 19200
4) cant find
37.
The average monthly salary of a group of employees is Rs. 12000. If the salary of half of
these employees gets tripled, what will be the average monthly salary of the group?
1) Rs. 36000
2) Rs. 24000
3) Rs. 30000
4) data insufficient
38.
The average monthly income of a group of 10 friends is Rs. 25000. If the income of 5
friends is increased by 50% each and the income of other 5 friends is decreased by 50%
each, what will be the average monthly income of all the 10 friends?
1) Rs. 25000
2) Rs. 12500
3) Rs. 37500
4) cant find
39.
The average of 12 numbers is 123.8. If each of the first four numbers is increased by 15,
and the remaining numbers do not change, what will be the average of all the twelve
numbers?
1) 123.8
2) 127.5
3) 128.8
4) 135.8
40.
Instead of directly finding the average of 15 numbers, a boy added 5 each to the first five
numbers and 10 each to the next five numbers and subtracted 3 from each of the last
five numbers and then found the average. If his answer is k more than the actual, find
k2 + 2k + 5?
1) 4
2) 25
3) 12
4) None
41.
The average of a list of 10 numbers is 15. If an other number 48 is also added

to the list, what will be the average?
1) 16
2) 17
3) 18
4) 18.3
42.
The average of 24 numbers is 87.5. If 6 more numbers whose average is 97.5

are also included, what will be the average of all the 30 numbers?
1) 88.5
2) 89
3) 89.5
4) 90
43.
The average runs made by a batsman in 33 innings are 52. If he makes 137
runs in the next innings, what will be his average?
1) 53.5
2) 54
3) 54.5
4) 55
44.
The average weight of 18 students of a class is 45 kg. If 3 more boys whose

average weight is 59 kg joins the class, what will be the average weight of all the
students of the class?
1) 46 kg
2) 47 kg
3) 48 kg
4) 50 kg
45.
The average age of a family of 6 members is 34 years. A young girl of 27

years old entered into the family by marrying a young boy of that family. What is the
average age of the family now?
1) 29 years
2) 30.5 years
3) 31 years
4) 33 years
46.
Five years ago, the average age of a family of 7 members was 27 years.
Three years later a child was born in the family. What is the present average age of the
family?
1) 27.5 years
2) 28.25 years
3) 28.75 years
4) 29 years
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47.
The average marks of a student in 4 tests are 81.5. If he gets 74 marks in the
fifth test, what is the decrease in the average score?
1) 7.5
2) 1.875
3) 1.5
4) 18.5
48.
The average runs scored by a batsman in 17 innings are 33. How many runs
did he score in the 18th innings if his average increases by 2 after the 18th innings?
1) 35
2) 36
3) 67
4) 69
49.
The average monthly salary of a group of 12 employees is Rs. Rs. 24000. If

two more employees joined the company, the average monthly salary of all the
employees of the company decreases by Rs. 1000, what is the average monthly salary
of the two new employees?
1) Rs. 23000
2) Rs. 18000
3) Rs. 12000
4) Rs. 17000
50.
A boy was asked to write the first 23 natural numbers. By mistake he wrote
a number twice. If the average of all the numbers is 12 , what is the number which is
written twice?
1) 9
2) 12
3) 3
4) 15
51.
The average weight of 18 students of a class is 62 kg. If a student of weight 45 kg left

the class, what will be the average weight of the remaining students of the class?
1) 61 kg
2) 63 kg
3) 59.5 kg
4) 64.5 kg
52.
The average monthly salary of 25 employees of a company is Rs. 15000. If an employee

whose salary is Rs. 11400 leaves the company, what will be the average salary of the
remaining employees of the company?
1) Rs. 15144
2) Rs. 14856
3) Rs. 15150
4) Rs. 14850
53.
The average of 25 numbers is 57. If a number x is deleted from them, the average of
the remaining numbers decreases by 2. Find x?
1) 9
2) 48
3) 7
4) 105
54.
First 19 natural numbers are written on a board. If a number is erased from them, the
average of the remaining numbers will be 10 . What is the number erased?
1) 3
2) 7
3) 13
4) 4
55.
Four years ago, the average age of a family of 9 members was 31 years. Two years
later a man died at an age of 41 years, what is the present average age of the family?
1) 32 years
2) 33 years
3) 34 years
4) 35 years
56.
First a few natural numbers are written on a board. If one number is erased from them,
the average of the remaining numbers will be 14 . What is the erased number?
1) 6
2) 8
3) 22
3) 7
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57.
The average of a list of 12 numbers is 27. If two numbers whose average is 34.5 are
deleted from the list, what will be the average of the remaining numbers?
1) 25.5
2) 28.5
3) 30.75
4) 26.25
58.
The average marks of 10 students of a class are 52. If the marks of Vinay are not
considered, the average marks of the remaining students decreases by 2. How many
marks did Vinay get?
1) 18
2) 34
3) 70
4) 32
59.
The average marks of a boy in 5 subjects are 83.4. If he got 87.4 marks in the fifth test,
what are his average marks in the first four tests?
1) 79.4
2) 82.4
3) 82.6
4) 84.2
60.
The average height of 12 boys of a class is 168 cm. If the tallest three boys are not
considered the average height of the remaining boys decreases by 3 cm. What is the
average height of the tallest three boys?
1) 171 cm
2) 177 cm
3) 195 cm
4) 180 cm
61.
The average age of a cricket team of 11 players is 24 years. If a player of age 29 years
is replaced by an other player of age 18 years, what is the average age of the team
now?
1) 23 years
2) 25 years
3) 23.5 years
4) 24.5 years
62.
There are 16 students in a class. If two students whose average weight is 70 kg are
replaced by two other students whose average weight is 50 kg, the change in the
average weight of the class is:
1) 1.25 kg increase 2) 2.5 kg increase
3) 1.25 kg decrease 4) 2.5 kg decrease
63.
twenty five employees are working in a company. Their average salary was Rs. 15000
per month. Five employees whose average salary Rs. 20000 per month left the
company and ten new employees joined the company. If the average salary of the new
employees is Rs. 10000 per month, what is the average salary of all the employees of
the company now?
1) Rs. 15000
2) Rs. 17500
3) Rs. 12500
4) Rs. 16000
64.
Three years ago, the average age of a family of 11 members was 24 years. Two years
later one man died at an age of 50 and two children were born in the family, what is the
present average age of the family?
1) 19.66 years
2) 20.66 years
3) 27. 33 years
4) 30.33 years
65.
The average age of a committee of five members was 32 years on jan1st 2006. One
member retired at an age of 60 on Jan1st 2008 and two new members whose ages are
25 years each are joined on Jan1st 2009. If there is no other change in the committee,
the average age of the members of the committee by Jan1st 2012 will be nearest to:
1) 27 years
2) 30 years
3) 32 years
4) 36 years
66.
A bus runs between Delhi and Chandigarh with a single stop Ambala in between. The
bus started from Delhi with 20 passengers whose average age is 32 years. At Ambala 2
passengers whose average age is 40 years got down and 6 passengers whose average
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age is 28 years boarded the bus. What is the average age of all the passengers
travelling in the bus now.
1) 33.33 years
2) 33.66 years
3) 30.33 years
4) 30.66 years
67.
The average of ten numbers is 42. If one number say m is replaced by an other number
which is twice to m, the average becomes 43.5. Find m?
1) 10
2) 42
3) 15
4) 30
68.
While finding the average of six two digit numbers, a student reversed the digits of one
number say n and hence got the answer 6 more than the actual. Which of the following
can be the value of n?
1) 24
2) 51
3) 48
4) 36
69.
There are ten employees working in a company. Their average age is 28 years. If an
employee of an age 40 years left the job and a new employee of 25 years joined in place
of him. What is the average age of all the employees of the company.
1) 29.5 years
2) 24 years
3) 26.5 years
4) 29 years
70.
There are two sections A & B in a class. Each section has 20 students. The average
weight of all the students of section A is 50 kg and the average weight of all the students
of section B is 57 kg. One student from section A is transferred to section B. Though, the
average weight of section A did not change. What is the average weight of section B
now?
1) 57 kg
2) 56.66 kg
3) 57.33 kg
4) 58 kg
71.
The average weight of all the boys of a class is 55 kg and that of all the girls is 49 kg.
Find the average weight of all the students of the class?
1) 50 kg
2) 51 kg
3) 52 kg
4) cant say
72.
The average height of all the boys of a class is 165 cm and that of all the girls is also 165
cm. What is the average height of all the students of the class?
1) 165 cm
2) 160 cm
3) 168 cm
4) 170 cm
73.
The average monthly salary of all the female employees of a company is Rs. 14000 and
that of all male employees is Rs. 18000. If 40% of the employees of that company are
females, what is the average monthly salary of all the employees of that company?
1) Rs. 16000
2) Rs. 16400
3) Rs. 16500
4) Rs. 17000
74.
There are 30 numbers. The average of first 12 numbers is 18 and the average of last 18
numbers is 12. What is the average of all the 30 numbers?
1) 15
2) 15.6
3) 14.4
4) 14
75.
The ratio of boys and girls of a class is 1 : 2. If the average height of girls is 156 cm and
that of boys is 174 cm, find the average height of all the students of the class?
1) 160 cm
2) 162 cm
3) 164 cm
4) 166 cm
76.
If a student got 80%, 70%, 90% and 60% marks in 4 subjects, what is his aggregate
percentage in all the four subjects together?
1) 72%
2) 75%
3) 76%
4) cant find
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77.
A boy scored 50%, 60%, 70% and 80% marks in four subjects. The maximum marks of
these four subjects are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 respectively. What is his aggregate
percentage in all the four tests together?
1) 60%
2) 65%
3) 70%
4) 75%
78.
If 20 litres of 80 % concentrated milk is mixed with 30 litres of 60% concentrated milk,

what is the resultant concentration?
1) 70%
2) 65%
3) 68%
4) 72%
79.
An alloy contains silver and tin in the ratio 3 : 1. Another alloy contains silver & tin in the
ratio 3 : 7. If equal weights of both the alloys are mixed, then find the percentage of tin in
the resultant alloy?
1) 35%
2) 40%
3) 45%
4) 47.5%
80.
In two alloys, the ratio of iron and copper is 4 : 3 and 6 : 1, respectively. If 14 kg of the
first alloy and 42 kg of the second alloy is mixed together to form a new alloy, then what
will be the ratio of copper to iron in the new alloy?
1) 11 : 3
2) 11 : 8
3) 8 : 1
4) None of these
81.
The average monthly salary of all male employees of an organization is Rs. 28000 and
that of all female employees is Rs. 30000. If the salary of all employees of that
organization is Rs. 29200, find the ratio of male employees of that organization?
1) 2 : 1
2) 3 : 1
3) 2 : 3
4) 3 : 2
82.
The average marks of all passed candidates in a test is 65 and that of all failed
candidates is 25. If the average of all candidates is 40, What percentage of the
candidates who appeared for the test passed?
1) 62.5%
2) 60%
3) 40%
4) 37.5%
83.
42.5% and 67.5% boric acid solutions are mixed to get 80 litres of 60% boric acid
solution. How many litres of each solution are there in the new mixture?
1) 24 litres & 56 litres
84.
In what ratio, two types of rice worth Rs. 15.60 per kg and Rs. 16.50 per kg should be
mixed to produce a mixture worth Rs.16 per kg?
1) 4 : 5
2) 3 : 4
3) 4 : 3
4) 5 : 4
85.
In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs.120 per kg and Rs.140 per
kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs.152 a kg, he gain 20%?
1) 2 : 1
2) 3 : 8
3) 4 : 3
4) 3 : 1
86.
How much water must be added to 120 cc of 75% solution of acetic acid to reduce it to a
60% solution?
1) 30 cc
2) 45 cc
3) 60 cc
4) 480 cc
87.
How many kgs of tin is to be mixed with 20 kgs of an alloy containing zinc & tin in the
ratio 3 : 2, so that the ratio of zinc and tin in the resultant alloy be 1 : 1?
1) 4 kg
2) 5 kg
3) 6 kg
4) 10 kg
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88.
Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5 : 1 in container 1 and 1 : 3 in container 2. In what
ratio should the contents of the two containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture of A
and Bin the ratio 1 : 1?
1) 2 : 3
2) 4 : 3
3) 3 : 2
4) 3 : 4
89.
In a mixture of 75 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. How many litres of water
must be added to make the ratio 3 : 2?
1) 25
2) 37.5
3) 50
4) 22.5
90.
Sugar worth Rs. 32 per kg and Rs. 36 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 :
2 : 3. If the cost of the mixture is Rs. 37.33 per kg, then the price of the third variety of
sugar (per kg) is:
1) 36
2) 38
3) 40
4) 42
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Find the average of 50 consecutive numbers starting from 51?

What is the average of first 121 natural numbers?

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