Average Questions for SBI PO Pre, IBPS PO Pre, SBI Clerk Mains, IBPS

Clerk Mains & LIC AAO Exams.

Average Quiz 13
Direction: Read the following questions carefully and choose the right answer.

1. The average height of the first six students is 170 cm, the average height of the last
eight students is 175 cm. The average height of the total 16 students is 180 cm. Find
the average height of the rest two students.
A. 210 cm B. 250 cm C. 240 cm D. 230 cm E. 260 cm

2. The average salary of each trainee in an startup is Rs. 90. The average salary of 16
trainees is Rs.708.75 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 75. How many trainees
does the startup have?
A. 670 B. 676 C. 682 D. 840 E. None of these

3. In a hostel, food is available for 200 students for 50 days. After 10 days, 50 more
students join the hostel. For how many more days will the food last?
A. 42 days B. 32 days C. 30 days D. 40 days E. None of these

4. The average weight of five friends P, Q, R, S, and T is (x + 6) kg while the average

weight of R and T is (x – 6) kg. If the weight of another person U is also added, then
average weight of all of them is reduced by 5 kg. Find the value of ‘x’ if average weight
of P, Q, S and U is 94.5 kg.
A. 74 B. 80 C. 84 D. 90 E. 94

5. A, B, C, D and E are five persons. The weight of A, B and C is 90%, 112% and 94%
respectively of the average weight of all five. The ratio of weight of D and E is 6 : 11.
The difference between the weight of D and E is 75kg. What is the average weight of
al the five persons?
A. 84 kg B. 90 kg C. 76 kg D. 69 kg E. None of these

6. Average marks obtained in English by 17 girls of a class is 35. The marks obtained by
them is arranged in ascending order form and in Arithmetic progression. If the marks
obtained by the 2nd ,6th ,9th ,12th and 16th position are removed from the table,
then find the new average of marks obtained by the remaining girls in English.
A. 33 B. 35 C. 37 D. Can’t be determined E. None of these
7. Average marks of group of students is 48. Out of these, 3 students with marks 43, 68
and 51 are removed and a new student with a score of 84 is added to the list. If the
number of students in the group was 8, then find the percentage increase in the
average marks with respect to the initial average?
A. 6.25% B. 5.75% C. 8.25% D. 6.75% E. None of these

8. ‘N’ is the number employees in a Bengaluru based IT company. The average age of
employees working in the company is 35 years. What will be the average age of these
employees in next two years when 10 employees will retire. Given that, retirement
age is 60 years and N = 40.
87 83 86 86
A. B. C. D. E. None of these
13 7 13 3

9. Rajiv decided to go for a dinner with his 12 friends. He paid Rs. 145 and each of his
friends paid some equal amount. They later found out that the average amount that
should be paid by all of them was 5 more than what was actually paid by each of his
friends. How much money did each of his friend pay?
A. Rs. 80 B. Rs. 90 C. Rs. 150 D. Rs. 100 E. None of these

10. A family has 5 members, Father, mother and their three children. The average age of
family immediately after the birth of first, second and third child was 16, 15.75 and
14.2 years respectively. What is the age of elder child, if the present age of entire
family is 15.2 years?
A. 6 yeears B. 7 years C. 8 years D. 5 years E. 4 years
CORRECT ANSWERS:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D B B D E B A E A C

Explanations:
1. Sum of the heights of the first six students = 170 × 6 = 1020 cm

Sum of the heights of the last eight students = 175 × 8 = 1400 cm

Sum of the heights of the total 16 students = 180 × 16 = 2880

Sum of the height of the left 2 students = 2880 – 1020 – 1400 = 460

460
Average height of the left 2 students = = 230 cm
2

Hence, optiono D is correct.

2. Total salary of trainees = 16 × 708.75 = Rs. 11,340

Let there be x trainees.

∴ Total salary = Rs. (90x) and salary of remaining trainees = Rs. [75(x − 16)]

∴ 90x = 11340 + 75x − 1200

∴ 15x = 10140 i.e. x = 676

Hence, option B is correct.

3. Man days for which food is available = 200 × 50 = 10000

Available food is enough for 1 student for 10000 days

Food used by 200 students in 10 days = 200 × 10 man days of food = 2000

Man days of food left = 10000 – 2000 = 8000 man days of food

Total number of students now = 200 + 50 = 250

Remaining food can be used for 250 students for

8000
= days = 32 days
250

Hence, option B is correct.

4. Total weight of friends P, Q, R, S and T = (x + 6) x 5 = 5 (x + 6) kg

 So, total weight of P, Q and S = 5 (x + 6) – 2 (x – 6) = (3x + 42) = 3 (x + 14)

Weight of U = (x + 6 – 5) × 6 – 5 (x + 6) = 6 (x + 1) – 5 (x + 6) = (x – 24) kg

According to the question,

[3 (x + 14) + (x – 24)] = 94.5 × 4

4x + 18 = 378

4x = 360; x = 90

Hence, option D is correct.

5. Let the average weight of all five = 100k

So, weight of A = 90k, B = 112k and C = 94k

Let the weight of D = d and that of E = e

90k + 112k + 94k + d + e

= 100k
5

d + e = 204k

6
d : e = 6 : 11 → d = × 204 = 72k → e = 132k
17

Difference = 132k – 72k = 60k

60k = 75

75
So, k = = 1.25
60

Average weight of all the five persons = 100 × 1.25 = 125kg

Hence ,option E is correct.

6. Total marks obtained by 17 girls = 35 × 17 = 595

Let the marks obtained by 17 girls be(in ascending order) be:

 (a – 8d) , (a – 7d) , (a – 6d) , (a – 5d) , (a – 4d) , (a – 3d) , (a – 2d) , (a – d), (a) (a + d) , (a + 2d) , (a + 3d) ,
(a + 4d) , (a + 5d) , (a + 6d) , (a + 7d) , (a + 8d)

A = 35

Sum of 2nd, 6th, 9th, 12th and 16th term = 5a =175

595 – 175 420

New average = = = 35
12 12

Hence, option B is correct.

7. Let the sum of the marks of the unchanged 5 students from initial tally be equal to ‘x’, such that,

x + 43 + 68 + 51
= 48 (Given)
8

Then,

x = 384 – (43 + 68 + 51) = 384 – 162 = 222

With adding of a new student marks,

Sum of marks of 6 students becomes = x + 84 = 222 + 84 = 306

306
New Average = = 51
6

51 – 48
Percentage increase in average = × 100
48

300 100
= = = 6.25%
48 16

Hence, option A is correct.

8. Total employees in the company = 40

Average age of employees = 35

 Total age of employees = (40 × 35) = 1400

In next two years,

Total remaining employees = 40 – 10 = 30

Retirement age = 60 years

Total age of 30 employees after 2 years = 1400 + (40 × 2) – (60 × 10)

= 1400 + 80 – 600 = 880

880 88
∴ Average age after two years = = years
30 3

Hence, option E is correct.

9. Let the amount paid by each of Rajiv’s friend be Rs x

Total amount paid by them in all = Rs. (145 + 12x)

Average amount that should have been paid by Rajiv’s friends = 5 + x

145 + 12x
= (x + 5)
13

x = 80

Hence, option A is correct.

10. Let the present age of father, mother and three children’s be F, M, C1, C2 and C3.

When the first child was born, the age of the first child was 0.
Average = 16 sum of their age = 16x3 =48

After n1 years, second child was born, the age of first child will be n1 years and age of second child be
0.

Average = 15.75, sum of their age = 15.75 × 4 = 63

Difference between the sum of their age after n1 years = 63 – 48 = 15

3n1 = 15

n1 = 5

After n2 years, third child was born, the age of first child get increased by n2 years, age of second child
will be n2 years, age of third child is 0.

Average = 14.2, sum of their age = 14.2 x 5 = 71

Difference between the sum of their age after n2 years = 71 – 63 = 8

4n2 = 8

n2 = 2

After n3 years, average is 15.2 years, sum of their age = 15.2 × 5 = 76

Difference between the sum of their age after n3 years = 76 – 71 = 5

5n3 = 5
n3 = 1

First child was born 1 + 2 + 5 = 8 years ago.

So the age of the first child is 8 years.

Hence, option C is correct.