Questions on Average
1. In a class of 60 students, 20 are girls. The avrage weight of the boys in the class is
40kg, while that of all the girls is 35kg. What is the average weight (in kg) of the
entire class (correct totwo decimal places)?
a) 36.67
b) 38.33
c) 33.33
d) 40.67
e) None of these
2. The average weight of the class is 60 kg and the average weight of boys in the class
is 80 kg. The ratio of boys to girls in the class is 5:4. If there are 72 students in the
class. Find the average weight of girls?
a) 45
b) 35
c) 40
d) 30
e) None of these
3. The average weight of 12 students was 60 kg. What will be their total weight?
a) 630kg
b) 550kg
c) 720kg
d) 220kg
e) None of these
4. The average of the 6 consecutive even numbers is 129. Find the fifth term of 6
consecutive odd numbers where the 1st term of 6 consecutive even numbers is 7
less than the first term of 6 consecutive odd numbers?
a) 134
b) 144
c) 124
d) 139
e) 129
5. The average of 11 results is 50. If the average of first six results is 51 and that of the
last six is 59, then find the sixth result?
a) 110
b) 66
c) 107
d) 86
e) None of these
6. The average weight of P and his three friends is 55kg. If P is 4 kg more than the
average weight of his three friends, What is P’s weight (in kg)?
a) 60
b) 54
c) 58
d) 62
7. The average age of three persons P,Q and R is 24 years. S joins the group the
average age becomes 30 years. If another person T who is 4 years older than S joins
the group, then the average age of five persons is ___ years and the age of S is ___
years?
a) 36,51
b) 40,52
c) 38,50
d) 34.4,48
e) 37,50
8. The average salary of the entire staff in Reliance Compant is Rs. 15,000 per month.
The average salary of officers is Rs. 45,000 per month and that of non-officers is 20
then find the number of non-officers in the Reliance company?
a) 160
b) 120
c) 60
d) 180
9. The batting average for 27 innings of a cricket player is 47 runs. His highest score in
an innings exceeds his lowest score by 157 runs. If these two innings are excluded,
the average score of the remaining 25 innings is 42 runs. Find his highest score in an
innings?
a) 176
b) 188
c) 186
d) 174
10. The average of nine numbers is 60, that of the first five numbers is 55 and the next
three is 65. The ninth number is 10 less than the tenth number. Then, tenth
number is?
a) 80
b) 70
c) 75
d) 85
11. The average of 28 numbers is 77. The average of first 14 numbers is 74 and the
average of last 15 numbers is 84. If the 14th number is excluded, then what is the
average of remaining numbers?
a) 74.7
b) 77
c) 73.1
d) 76.9
12. Average of 12 numbers is 15. If a number 41 is also included, then what will be the
average of these 13 numbers?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 19
d) 17
13. The average of 45 numbers is 150. Later it is found that a number 46 is wrongly
written as 91, then find the correct average?
a) 151
b) 147
c) 149
d) 153
14. Average of 40 numbers is 71. If the number 100 replaced by 140, then average is
increased by?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 1
15. Average age of three boys is 22 years. If the ratio of their ages is [Link], then the age
of the youngest boy is?
a) 8yrs
b) 9yrs
c) 18yrs
d) 16yrs
