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1. The average score of 25 students in a class test in maths is 75. If the top three ranker’s are removed, the average drops by 2. If the paper
is out of 100 marks, and the second highest score is less than 90, then what should be the least highest score, if all are integers?
a. 97 b. 91 c. 99 d. 98
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1. Amol was asked to calculate the arithmetic mean of 10 positive integers, each of which had 2 digits. By mistake, he interchanged the 2
digits, say a and b, in one of these 10 integers. As a result, his answer for the arithmetic mean was 1.8 more than what it should have
been. Then b – a equals
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. None of these
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A batsman’s average score for a certain number of innings was 21.75 per inning. He played 3 innings more and scored 28, 34, and 37
runs respectively, thus increasing his average by 1.25.
1. How many innings did he play in all?
a. 18 b. 21 c. 27 d. 33
2. What was his total score?
a. 520 b. 621 c. 601 d. 704
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1. The average of 8 results is 25, that of the first two is 20 and of the next three is 26. The sixth result is less than the seventh by 4 and less
than the eighth by 6. The last result is
a. 25 b. 30 c. 35 d. 40
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1. In a class comprising of 60 boys and some girls, the average age of boys is 15.8 years and that of girls is 15.1 years. If the
average age of the class is 15.7 years, then find the number of girls in the class.
a. 20 b. 10 c. 30 d. 15
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1. The average marks of the girls in a class is equal to the number of boys and the average marks of boys is equal to the
number of girls. If the class average is 4 less than the average of the boys' average marks and the girls' average
marks, which of the following could be the number of students in the class?
a. 24 b. 48 c. 50 d. 64
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1. Rajiv is a student in a business school. After every test he calculates his cumulative average. QT and OB were his last
two tests. 83 marks in QT increased his average by 2. 75 marks in OB further increased his average by 1. Reasoning is
the next test, if he gets 51 in Reasoning, his average will be ___?
a. 60 B. 61 C. 62 D. 63
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1. In a cricket match, team A scored 232 runs without losing a wicket. The score consisted of byes, wides and runs
scored by two opening batsmen: Ram and Shyam. The runs scored by the two batsmen are 26 times the wides.
There are 8 more byes than wides. If the ratio of the runs scored by Ram and Shyam is 6 : 7, then the runs scored by
Ram is
A. 88 B. 96 C. 102 D. None of the above
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1. 2 years ago, one-fifth of Amita's age was equal to one-fourth of the age of Sumita, and the average of their age was
27 years. If the age of Paramita is also considered, the average age of three of them declines to 24. What will be the
average age of Sumita and Paramita 3 years from now?
A. 25 years B. 26 years C. 27 years D. Can’t be determined
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If the number of innings when Sachin got out for a duck (scored zero runs) is excluded, his average
increases from 63 to 66. If Sachin has played a total of 110 innings, find the number of innings when he
was out for a duck.
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The average of a group of eight friends increases by 4 years when the youngest of them is not considered
and decreases by 3 years when the oldest of them is not considered. Find the difference between the
ages of oldest and the youngest of them.
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1. The average age of 24 students and the principal is 15 years. When the principal’s age is excluded, the average age
decreases by 1 year. What is the age of the principal?
(a)35 (b) 37 (c) 39 (d) Data Inadequate
2. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370 C and of Tuesday to Thursday was 340 C. If the temperature on
Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, the temperature on Thursday was:
(a) 360 C (b) 380 C (c) 40 0 C (d) None Of these
3. The average of the first five multiples of 8 is
(a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 24
4. The speed of the train going from Delhi to Pune is 100 km/hr; while when coming back from Pune to Delhi, its speed is 150
km/hr. Find the average speed during the whole journey.
(a)125 (b) 120 (c) 124 (d) 123
5. If we take four numbers, the average of the first three is 16 and that of the last three is 15. If the first number is 19, the last
number is
(a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 16
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6. The average of 100 numbers is 36. If two numbers, namely 43 and 33 are discarded, the average of the remaining numbers
is upto two decimal places is
(a) 36.54 (b) 37.75 (c) 36.62 (d) 35.95
7. The average of ten numbers is 8. If each number is multiplied by 11, then the average of the new set of numbers is:
(a) 10 (b) 19 (c) 88 (d) 86
8. Average marks obtained by a student in 3 tests is 48 and in the fourth test he obtains 60 marks. Find his new average.
(a)54 (b)53 (c)51 (d)52
9. The sum of three numbers is 49. If the ratio between the first and second be 2:3 and that between the second and the
third be 3:2, then the second number is
(a)65 (b) 56 (c)36 (d) 21
10. Average weight of all the students of a class is 38 kgs. Average weight of boys is 42 kgs and that of girls is 33 kgs. If the
number of boys is 25, then find the number of girls in the class.
(a) 27 (b)15 (c) 18 (d)20
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11. Ratio of milk and water in two vessels is 1:3 and 3:5. What should be the ratio of the contents of the two vessels so
that the ratio of milk to water in the resulting mixture, after mixing the contents of both the vessels, becomes 1:2?
(a)2:1 (b)1:2 (c) 3:1 (d) 1:3
12. Concentrations of three wines A, B and C are 10%, 20% and 30% respectively. They are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 : x
resulting in a 23% concentration solution. Find x.
(a)7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4
13. Diwali bonus of Rs 9,85,000/- is divided among 300 employees of an organization. Each male employee gets 5000
rupees and each female employee gets 2500 rupees. Find the number of male employees in the organization.
(a) 94 (b)98 (c)96 (d) 87
14. Out of three numbers the second is twice the first and three-times the third. The average of the three numbers is
22. The smallest number is
(a)128 (b)11 (c)16 (d)12
15. Three jars contain alcohol-water solution in the ratio’s 3:5, 1:3, 1:1. If all the three solutions are mixed in the ratio
4:2:1 respectively, what will be the ratio of alcohol to water in the final solution?
(a) 3:7 (b) 4:5 (c)1:3 (d)5:9
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1. Mr X buys two types of potatoes: first at the rate of Rs. 20 per kilogram and second at the rate of Rs. 30 per kilogram. He
sold all at the rate of Rs. 35 per kilogram. Find his profit or loss percentage, if he spends the same amount of money on
each type of potato.
a. 45.8% profitb. 45.8% loss c. 25.6% profit d. None of these
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1. A cask is filled with a mixture to two liquids A and B in the proportion A : B : : 5 : 3. When 16 gallons of
the mixture are drawn off and the cask filled with liquid B the proportion becomes A : B : : 3 : 5. How
many gallons does the cask hold?
a. 40 b. 35 c. 42 d. 37
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1. There are two types of drinks that contain water and alcohol. the first drink contains water & alcohol
such that 93.33% of it is water. In the second drink, there is 86.66% water. What should be the
quantity of the first drink that can be mixed with some quantity of the second drink so as to make a
50litres drink containing 50% of water?
I.15litre II.30litre III.25litre IV.20litre
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Ratio of milk and water in two vessels is 1:3 and 3:5. What should be the ratio of the contents of the two
vessels so that the ratio of milk to water in the resulting mixture, after mixing the contents of both the
vessels, becomes 1:2?
(a)2:1 (b)1:2 (c) 3:1 (d) 1:3
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Concentrations of three wines A, B and C are 10%, 20% and 30% respectively. They are mixed in the ratio
2 : 3 : x resulting in a 23% concentration solution. Find x.
(a)7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4
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Three jars contain alcohol-water solution in the ratio’s 3:5, 1:3, 1:1. If all the three solutions are mixed in
the ratio 4:2:1 respectively, what will be the ratio of alcohol to water in the final solution?
(a) 3:7 (b) 4:5 (c)1:3 (d)5:9
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