Find 3 solved questions from Averages section.

1) Find the average of first 20 natural numbers

a) 10.5
b) 20.5
c) 15

Answer:
Sum of first n natural numbers = n(n + 1)/2
Therefore sum of first 20 natural numbes = 20(21)/2 = 210
Average = 210/20 = 10.5

2) In a classroom, average weight of 4 students was 60 Kgs. A new entrant, Rahim, increased the average to 62.

Then can you find the weight of Rahim?

a) 65
b) 70
c) Cannot be determined

Answer: Since the average weight of 4 students was 60 Kgs, their total weights added = 4 x 60 = 240 Kgs
Let x be Rahim's weight. Then new average = (240 + x)/5 = 62
240 + x = 310. Therefore x = Rahim's weight = 70 Kgs.

3) Find the average of first 10 numbers in the series - 1,4,7......

a) 14.5
b) 12.5
c) 10.5

Answer: The given sequence is in the form of AP (arithmetic progression).

Consider an AP : a, (a + d), (a + 2d), (a + 3d),(a + 4d),....
Sum to n no of terms Sn = n / 2 (2a + (n - 1)d)
Average of n numbers in an AP = Sn/n = (2a + (n - 1)d)/2
Substituting a = 1, d = 3 and n = 10, we get average = 14.5 by above formula

Find Solved Quantitative Aptitude Questions from Averages Chapter.

1) The average heights of three poles x,y,z is 45 cms. If average height of x and y is 40 cm and that of y and z

is 43 cm, can you find the height of the second pole y.

a) 30 cms
b) 31 cms
c) Cannot be determined

Answer: Sum of heights of three poles x,y and z = 45 x 3 = 135 cms = x + y + z

However, x + y = 2 X 40 cms = 80 cms and y + z = 2 x 43 cms = 86 cms
Solving the three equations we can get y = 31 cms

2) Find the average of first 10 odd numbers starting from 3.

a) 11
b) 12
c) 24

Answer:
Odd numbers form an arithmetic progression of the form, a, a+d, a+2d..... , where a = 3 and d = 2.
Average of n numbers in AP = (2a + (n - 1)d) / 2 . Therefore average of first 10 numbers is obtained by

substituting n = 10 in the above formula. We will get the answer 12.

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