AVERAGES
1. The mean of 50 numbers is 30. Later it was discovered that two entries were
wrongly entered as 82 and 13 instead of 28 and 31. Find the correct mean.
(a) 36.12
(b) 30.66
(c) 29.28
(d) 38.21
2. If Mini downloads three more songs in her mobiles, she will have songs with
512MB in her mobile. If on an average each song is 4 MB, how many songs did
she initially have in her phone before downloading?
a. 125
b. 128
c. 120
d. 137
3. The average weight of A, B and C is 40 kg. If the average weight of A and B is
35kg and that of B and C is 36 kg, then find the weight of B.
(a) 22kg
(b) 23kg
(c) 28kg
(d) 30 kg
4. Average weight of 10 people is 50kg. When one person is added to the group
the average weight increases by 1kg. So, what is the weight of that new person?
(a) 59 kg
(b) 60kg
(c) 61kg
(d) 50 kg
5. There are twice the number of two wheelers as there are three wheelers and
the number of four wheelers are equal to the number of two wheelers. The
average number of wheels per vehicle is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
6.The average of 7 numbers is 50. The average of first 3 is 40, while the average
of last 3 is 60. What must be the remaining number?
a. 65
b. 55
c. 50
d. 45
7. Satyajit earns 3/2 times in January, April, July and October than his average
earning of Rs.600 per month in the rest of the months. As a result, his savings in
January, April, July and October goes to 5/4 times of Rs. 400, which is his savings
per month in the rest of the months. What is his average expenditure per month?
(a) Rs.266.66 (b) Rs.250 (c) Rs.233.33 (d) Rs.433.33
8. A travel agency has three types of vehicles viz. 4-seater auto rickshaw, 10-
seater maxi cab and 20-seater minibus. The rate for each passenger (irrespective
of his age or weight or seniority) for the auto rickshaw is Rs. 12, for the maxi cab
is Rs.15 and for the minibus is Rs.8 for one round. The average occupancy of the
seats is 100%, 80% and 75% respectively. If the travel agency has only one
vehicle of each kind, then the average earning for one round of each vehicle is:
(a) Rs.96
(b) Rs.90
(c) Rs.86
(d) Rs.70
9. The average weight of 5 men is decreased by 3 kgs when one of them
weighing 150 kg is replaced by another person. This new person is again
replaced by another person whose weight is 30 kg lower than the person he
replaced. What is the overall change in the average due to this dual change?
(a) 6 kgs
(b) 9 kgs
(c) 12 kgs
(d) 15 kgs
10. Ram lives along with his wife, son and daughter-in-law. The average age of
Ram's family 3 years ago was 40 years. Three years later Ram dies due to illness
at the age of 53 years and at the same time his daughter in-law gave birth to
Ram's grandson. If all ages are always taken as integral values, now what is the
average age of Ram's family?
(a) 24.80 years (b) 26.45 years
(c) 29.75 years (d) 31.90 years
