Averages questions and answers : Quantitative Aptitude

1. Average of five consecutive even numbers is 35. Find the greatest number in these five numbers?
A.) 31 B.) 33
C.) 39 D.) 36
Answer: Option 'C' 
2.Average of 13 results is 65. If the average of first six results is 61 and average of last six results is 59 Then find the seventh result?
A.) 115 B.) 135
C.) 125 D.) 105
Answer: Option 'C'
3.The average age of a college is 21.8 years. If the average age of students of college is 24.2 years and Average age of lecturers of college is 20.6 years. Find the ratio of the number of students to that of Lecturers?

A.) 2:1 B.) 2:3
C.) 3:2 D.) 1:2
Answer: Option 'D'
4. Of three numbers, the third is twice the second and the second is 4 times the first. If their average is 78, the smallest of the three numbers is:

A.) 15 B.) 21
C.) 17 D.) 18
Answer: Option 'D'
Let first number be x. 
So,2nd no. = 4x & 3rd no.=8x.
So,x+4x+8x=78 × 3 = 234.
13x = 234 
x = 234/13 
Hence,smallest Number x=18.
5. In a hostel of 12 boys and some girls, an average consumption of rice per month is 12 kg, while the Average consumption for boys is 16 kg per head and for girls 8 kg per head. The number of girls in The hostel?

A.) 11 B.) 13
C.) 12 D.) 10
Answer: Option 'C'
Number of girls --- G 
(12+G) × 12 = (12 × 16)+(8 × G) 
144 + 12G = 192 + 8G 
12G − 8G = 192 − 144 
4G = 48 
G = 12.
6. The average of 10 numbers is 25. The average of first three numbers is 22 1/3 and that of next five is 15 1/5. If the eighth be less than the ninth and tenth numbers by 5 and 11 respectively, then the tenth number is:

A.) 29 B.) 21
C.) 41 D.) 30
Answer: Option 'C'
7.The average of 5 consecutive numbers is n. if the next two number are also included. The average will?

A.) Remain the same B.) Increase by 1
C.) Increase by 2 D.) Decrease by 1
Answer: Option 'B'
8. The average of marks of a student of 8 exams was 35. How many marks must be get in the next exam so as to increase his average of marks by 5?

A.) 75 B.) 80
C.) 83 D.) 70
Answer: Option 'B'
9. If the average age of six numbers is 30. If one is excluded. The average become 25. The excluded
number is:

A.) 54 B.) 55
C.) 53 D.) 45
Answer: Option 'B'
10. Of the three numbers whose average is 45, the first is half of the sum of the others. The first number is:

A.) 45 B.) 51
C.) 59 D.) 49
Answer: Option 'A' 
11. If the average of seven numbers is 35. If one is included. The average become 40. The included number is:

A.) 70 B.) 75
C.) 65 D.) 80
Answer: Option 'B'
12. Out of 12 employs of a bank, one employ retires and his place, a new employ of age 24 years joins as a result average age of employs reduces by 4 years. The age of the retired employ is:

A.) 72 B.) 62
C.) 64 D.) 71
Answer: Option 'A'
13. A man covered a certain distance at a speed of 8 Kmph and returned at a speed of 4 Kmph. Find the average speed of whole journey?

A.) 3 ¾ Kmph B.) 5 1/3 Kmph
C.) 4 ¼ Kmph D.) 2 ¼ Kmph
Answer: Option 'B'
14. The average of first five odd numbers is?

A.) 5 B.) 4
C.) 4.5 D.) 5.2
Answer: Option 'A'
15. The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 41 c. the average temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 42 c. If the temperature on Thursday be 43 c, what was the temperature on Monday?

A.) 41 c B.) 39 c
C.) 40 c D.) 42 c
Answer: Option 'C' 
16. Six years ago the average of a family of 4 members was 26 years. A child has been born, due to Which the average age of the family is 24 years today. What is present age of the child?

A.) 4years B.) 6years
C.) 8years D.) 5years
Answer: Option 'C'
17. A man’s daily expenditure isRs. 11 during April, Rs. 15 during March and Rs. 17 during Feb. Find the average daily expenditure for the three months (it is a leap year)?

A.) Rs. 14.20 B.) Rs. 14.30
C.) Rs. 14.4 D.) Rs. 14.31
Answer: Option 'B'
18. In a class of 18 students in an examination in science 1 student scored 100 marks, 2 get zero each and the average oh the rest was 45. What is the average of the whole class?

A.) 41 B.) 43
C.) 42 D.) 44
Answer: Option 'B'
19. The average of 12 numbers is 24. If each number be multiplied by 6. Find the average of new set of numbers?

A.) 144 B.) 122
C.) 111 D.) 139
Answer: Option 'A'
20. The average weight of 14 students in a class is increased by 3 kg. When a student who weights 48 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
Answer: Option 'B' 

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