Average


  1. In a certain examination, the average marks of an examinee is 64 per paper. if he had obtained 18 more marks for his Mathematics paper and 4 more marks for his English paper, his average per paper would have been 66. How many papers were there in the examination ?











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    Let the number of papers = x.
    According to the question,
    64x + 18 + 4 = 66x

    Correct Option: A

    Let the number of papers = x.
    According to the question,
    64x + 18 + 4 = 66x
    ∴ 2x = 22
    ∴ x = 22/2 = 11


  1. The average markes obtained by 120 students in an examination is 30. if the aveage marks of passed students is 40 and that of the failed students is 10. what is the 25% of the number of students who passed the examination ?









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    Let number of passed students = N
    Total marks = 120 x 30

    According to the question,
    40N + (120 - N) x 10 = 120 x 30

    Correct Option: B

    Let number of passed students = N
    Total marks = 120 x 30

    According to the question,
    40N + (120 - N) x 10 = 120 x 30
    ⇒ 3600 = 40N + 1200 - 10N
    ⇒ 30N = 2400
    ∴ N = 2400/30 = 80
    ∴ 25% of 80 = 80/4 = 20



  1. A class is divided into two sections A and B. Passing average of 20 students of section A is 80% and passing average of 30 students of sections B is 70%. What is the passing average of both the sections ?









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    Here n1 = 20, n2 = 30, a1 = 80%, a2 = 70%
    ∴ Total average = (n1a1 + n2a2) / (n1 + n2)

    Correct Option: B

    Here n1 = 20, n2 = 30, a1 = 80%, a2 = 70%
    ∴ Total average = (n1a1 + n2a2) / (n1 + n2)
    = (20 x 80 + 30 x 70) / (20 + 30)
    = (1600 + 2100) / 50
    = 74%


  1. The average age of 4 member of family is 20 yr. If youngest member is 4 yr. old, What was the average age of family at the time of the birth of youngest member ?











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    Total age of all members of the family (at present) = 20 x 4 = 80
    4yr ago, total age of all members = 80 - ( 4 x 4) = 80- 16 = 64 yr.

    As 4 yr ago, there were only 3 members in the family

    Correct Option: C

    Total age of all members of the family (at present) = 20 x 4 = 80
    4yr ago, total age of all members = 80 - ( 4 x 4) = 80- 16 = 64 yr.

    As 4 yr ago, there were only 3 members in the family

    ∴ Average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member
    = 64/3
    = 211/3 yr



  1. 3 yr ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 yr. Even after the birth of a child, the aveage is same today. Find out the age of child.











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    3 yr ago, total age of 5 members of the family = 17 x 5 = 85 yr
    Present age of all the members of the family = 85 + 3 x 5 = 100 yr
    Let the age of the child = N yr
    Present avrage age of family = (100 + N) / 6
    [At present total number of members = 5 + 1 = 6]

    Correct Option: D

    3 yr ago, total age of 5 members of the family = 17 x 5 = 85 yr
    Present age of all the members of the family = 85 + 3 x 5 = 100 yr
    Let the age of the child = N yr
    Present avrage age of family = (100 + N) / 6
    [At present total number of members = 5 + 1 = 6]
    17 = 100N / 6
    ⇒ 102 = 100 + N
    ∴ N = 2 yr