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1. What is the average of first 21 multiples of 7?  12.Of the three numbers whose average is 45, the 
A)49 B)77 C) 66 D) 57  first is half of the sum of the others. The first number 
is: A)45 B) 51 C) 59 D) 49 
2. In a class, the average age of 30 boys is 13 years 
and the average of 20 girls is 12 years. what is the  13.The average age of father and his two sons is 27 
average age of the whole class? A)12.5 B)14.2  Years. Five years ago, the average age of the two sons 
C)12.3 D) 12.6   was 12 Years. If the difference between the ages of 
the two sons is four years, what is the present age of 
3.The average age of a class of 32 students is 16 yrs.  the father? A) 42 B)47 C) 48 D) 49 
if the teacher's age is also included, the average 
increases by one year. Find the age of the teacher  14.There were 45 students in a hostel, if the 
A)49 B)48 C)47 D) 50  numbers of students increased by 7, the expenses of 
the mess were increased by Rs. 39 per day while the 
4.The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of  average expenditure per head diminished by Re.1. 
first three numbers is 14 and the average of last  What is the original expenditure of the mess? A) Rs. 
three numbers is 19. What is the middle number?  562 B) Rs. 624 C) Rs. 1950 D) Rs. 585 
A)42 B)57 C) 27 D) None of these 
15.Of three numbers, the third is twice the second 
5.Average of five consecutive odd numbers is 35. Find  and the second is 4 times the first. If their average is 
the greatest number in these five numbers? A)31  78, the smallest of the three numbers is: A)15 B)21 
B)33 C)39 D) 36  C)17 D)18 
6. Average of 13 results is 65. If the average of first  16. If the average of seven numbers is 35. If one is 
six results is 61 and average of last six results is 59.  included. The average become 40. The included 
Then find the seventh result? A)115 B)135 C)125  number is: A) 70 B)75 C) 65 D) 80 
D)105 
17. Out of 12 employs of a bank, one employ retires 
7. The average weight of a class of 20 boys was  and his place, a new employ of age 24 years joins as 
calculated to be 58.4 kgs and it was later found that  a result average age of employs reduces by 4 years. 
one weight was misread as 56 kg instead of 65 kg.  The age of the retired employ is: A) 72 B) 62 C) 64 D) 
What is the correct weight? A)67.4kg B)57.75kg  71 
C)58.85kg D)49.4kg 
18. A man covered a certain distance at a speed of 8 
8. The average of 10 numbers is 25. The average of  Kmph and returned at a speed of 4 Kmph. Find the 
first three numbers is 22 1/3 and that of next five is  average speed of whole journey? A) 3 ¾ Kmph 
15 1/5. If the eighth be less than the ninth and tenth  B)5(1/3) Kmph C) 4 ¼ Kmph D) 2 ¼ Kmph 
numbers by 5 and 11 respectively, then the tenth 
number is: A)29 B) 21 C) 41 D) 30  19. The average of first five odd numbers is? A)5 B)4 
C)4.5 D) 5.2 
9. The average of 5 consecutive numbers is n. if the 
next two numbers are also included. The average  20.The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday 
will? A)Remain the same B) Increase by 1 C) Increase  and Wednesday was 41 c. the average temperature 
by 2 D)Decrease by 1  for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 42 c. If 
the temperature on Thursday be 43 c, what was the 
10. The average of marks of a student of 8 exams was  temperature on Monday? A)41 c B)39 c C)40 c D)42 
35. How many marks must be get in the next exam  c 
so as to increase his average of marks by 5? A)75 
B)80 C)83 D)79  21.A man spends Rs. 1600 per month on an average 
for the first three months, Rs 1550 for next four 
11. If the average age of six numbers is 30. If one is  months and Rs. 1800 per month for the last five 
excluded. The average become 25. The excluded  months and saves Rs . 5200 a year. What is his 
number is: A) 54 B) 55 C) 53 D) 45 
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average monthly income? A) Rs. 2050 B) Rs. 2100  for girls 8 kg per head. The number of girls in The 
C)Rs. 1950 D) Rs. 2200  hostel? A) 11 B) 13 C) 12 D) 10 
22. The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday  31. Average of all prime numbers between 30 to 50 
and Wednsday is 36.3 degrees C. The average  a)37 b)37.8 c)39 d)39.8 
temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 
is 36.7 degrees C. if Monday's temperature recorded  32. Reeya obtained 65, 67, 76, 82 and 85 out of 100 
as 39 degrees c, find the Thursday's temperature ?  in different subjects, What will be the average. a)70 
A) 40.2 degrees C B)40.4 degrees C C) 41.4 degrees C b)75 c)80 d)85 
D) 39.2 degrees C 
33. Find the sum of first 30 natural numbers a)470 
23. The average age of a college is 21.8 years. If the  b)468 c)465 d)463 
average age of students of college is 24.2 years and 
Average age of lecturers of college is 20.6 years. Find  34. Find the average of first 10 multiples of 7 a)35.5 
the ratio of the number of students to that of  b)37.5 c)38.5 d)40.5 
Lecturers? A) 2:1 B) 2:3 C) 3:2 D) 1:2  35. The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 
24. Six years ago the average of a family of 4  24. Find the largest number. a)25 b)27 c)29 d)31 
members was 26 years. A child has been born, due to  36. Average of 10 numbers is zero. At most how 
which the average age of the family is 24 years today.  many numbers may be greater than zero a)0 b)1 c)5 
What is present age of the child? A)4years B)6years  d)9 
C)8years D) 5years 
37. Find the average of all numbers between 6 and 
25. A man’s daily expenditure is Rs. 11 during April,  34 which are divisible by 5 a)15 b)20 c)25 d)30 
Rs. 15 during March and Rs. 17 during Feb. Find the 
average daily expenditure for the three months (it is a  38. Average of first five multiples of 3 is a)9 b)11 c)13 
leap year)? A)Rs. 14.20 B)Rs. 14.30 C)Rs. 14.4 D)Rs.  d)15 
14.31 
39. Average age of boys in a class is 16 years and 
26. In a class of 18 students in an examination in  average age of girls is 15 years, what is the average 
science 1 student scored 100 marks, 2 get zero each  age of all a)15.5 b)15 c)16 d)Cant be computed 
and the average oh the rest was 45. What is the 
average of the whole class? A) 41 B) 43 C) 42 D) 44  40. A library has an average of 510 visitors on 
Sundays and 240 on other day. The average number 
27. The average of 12 numbers is 24. If each number  of visitors in a month of 30 days starting with sunday 
be multiplied by 6. Find the average of new set of  is a)280 b)285 c)290 d)295 
numbers? A) 144 B) 122 C) 111 D) 139 
41. A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th 
28. The average weight of 14 students in a class is  match and thus increases his average by 3. Find his 
increased by 3 kg. When a student who weights 48  average after 17th match A)36 B)37 C)38 D)39 
kg is replaced by a new student. Find the weight of 
new student? A) 85 kg B)90 kg C) 45 kg D) 55 kg  42. Average weight of 10 people increased by 1.5 kg 
when one person of 45 kg is replaced by a new man. 
29. The average weight of 8 persons increases by  Then weight of the new man is A)50 B)55 C)60 D)65 
1.5kg when a person weighting 65kg is replaced by a 
new person. What could be the weight of the new  43. Average of five numbers is 27. If one number is 
person? A) 53kg B)58.85kg C) 75kg D) 77kg  excluded the average becomes 25. The excluded 
number is A)35 B)45 C)55 D)65 
30. In a hostel of 12 boys and some girls, an average 
consumption of rice per month is 12 kg, while the  44. The average score of a cricketer for ten matches 
Average consumption for boys is 16 kg per head and  is 38.9 runs. If the average for first six matches is 42, 
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then average for last four matches is A)33.25 B)32.25 
C)34.25 D)34.50 
45. Average of 10 matches is 32, How many runs one 
should should score to increase his average by 4 
runs. A)70 B)76 C)78 D)80 
46. If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 
and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the 
average marks of all the students is A)54.48 B)54.68 
C)54.60 D)54.58 
47. The average age of husband, wife and their child 
3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the 
child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of 
the husband is A)40 B)35 C)45 D)55 
48.The average of six numbers is X and the average 
of three of these is Y.If the average of the remaining 
three is z, then A)x = y + z B)2x = y + z C)x = 2y + z 
D)x = y + 2z 
49. A motorist travel to a place 150 km away at an 
avearge speed of 50 km/hr and returns ar 30 
km/hr.His average speed for the whole jouney in 
km/hr is A)36.5 km/hr B)37.5 km/hr C)35.5 km/hr 
D)34.5 km/hr 
50. The average age of the mother and her six 
children is 12 years which is reduced by 5 years if 
the age of the mother is excluded. How old is the 
mother A)40 B)41 C)42 D)43 
 
Answer 
1. 'B' 2. 'D' 3. 'A' 4. 'C' 5. 'C' 6. 'C' 7. 'C' 8. 'C' 9. 'B' 
10. 'B' 11. 'B' 12. 'A' 13. 'B' 14. 'D' 15. 'D' 16. 'B' 17. 
'A' 18. 'B' 19. 'A' 20. 'C' 21. 'B' 22. 'A' 23. 'D' 24. 'C' 
25. 'D' 
26. 'B' 27. 'A' 28. 'B' 29. 'D' 30. 'C' 31. D 32. B 33. C 
34. C 35.B 36. D 37. B 38.A 39.D 40. B 41. D 42.C 
43.A 44.C 45. B 46.B 47.A 48.B 49. B 50. C