AVERAGE

1. The average of first five prime numbers is:

A] 4.5 B] 5 C] 5.6 D] 7.5

2. The average of first five multiples of 3 is:

A] 3 B] 9 C] 12 D] 15

3. The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50 is 160 cm. If the average height of the
remaining boys is 165 cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is:
A] 161 B] 162 C] 163 D] 164

4. The average of three numbers is 20. If the two numbers are 16 and 22, the third number is:
A] 22 B] 20 C] 19 D] 18

5. The average of five results is 46 and that of the first four is 45. The fifth result is:
A] 1 B] 10 C] 12.5 D] 50

6. The average of Radhika’s marks in 7 subjects is 75. His average in six subjects excluding
science is 72. How many marks did he get in Science?
A] 72 B] 90 C] 93 D] None of these

7. The average of eight numbers is 14. The average of six of these numbers is 16. The average of
the remaining two numbers is:
A] 4 B] 8 C] 16 D] Data inadequate

8. Average of four consecutive odd numbers is 106. What is the third number in ascending
order?
A] 107 B] 111 C] 113 D] cannot be determined

9. Of the three numbers, the average of the first and the second is greater than the average of the
second and the third by 15. What is the difference between the first and the third of the three
numbers?
A] 15 B] 45 C] 60 D] None of these

10. The ratio of roses and lilies in a garden is 3:2 respectively. The average number of roses and
lilies is 180. What is the number of lilies in the garden?
A] 144 B] 182 C] 216 D] 360

11. The average price of three items of furniture is Rs. 15000. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7,
the price of the cheapest item is:
A] R9000 B] R15000 C] R18000 D] R21000

12. Of three numbers, second is twice the first and is also thrice the third. If the average of the
three numbers is 44, the largest number is:
A] 24 B] 36 C] 72 D] 108

13. The average of ten numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by 12, then the average of new
set of numbers is:
A] 7 B] 19 C] 82 D] 84
14. The average age of 30 students of a class is 12 years. The average age of a group of 5 of the
students is 10 years and that of another group of 5 of them is 14 years. What is the average
age of the remaining students?
A] 8 years B] 10 years C] 12 years D] 14 years

15. The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two numbers 45 and 55 are discarded, the average of the
remaining numbers is:
A] 36.5 B] 37 C] 37.5 D] 37.52

16. The mean of 100 observations was calculated as 40. It was found later on that one of the
observations was misread as 83 instead of 53. The correct mean is:
A] 39 B] 39.7 C] 40.3 D] 42.7

17. The average of six numbers is 30. If the average of first four is 25 and that of last three is 35,
the fourth number is:
A] 25 B] 30 C] 35 D] 40

18. The average of 11 observations is 60. If the average of first five observations is 58 and that of
the last five is 56, the sixth observation is:
A] 90 B] 110 C] 85 D] 100

19. Harish has twice as much money as Rohan and Rohan has 50% more money than what Anita
has. If the average money with them is Rs.110, then Harish has:
A] Rs.55 B] Rs. 60 C] Rs.90 D] Rs. 180

20. A motorist has travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km per hour and
returns at 30 km per hour. His average speed for whole journey in km per hour is
A] 35 B] 37 C] 37.5 D] 40