Averages

Average is defined as the ratio of sum of all terms in a group to the number of
items in the group

NOTE: Suppose a man covers a certain distance at kmph and an

equal distance at kmph. Then, the average speed during
the whole journey is
Ex 1.
Find the average of the following set of numbers: 354, 281, 623, 518, 447, 702,
876
Ex 2.
There are six numbers 30, 72, 53, 68, and 87, out of which is
unknown. The average of the numbers is 60. What is the value
of ?
Ans.

But, the average is 60 then

Ex 3.
13 chairs and 5 tables were bought for Rs. 8280. If the average cost of a
table be Rs. 1227, what is the average cost of a chair ?
Ans.
Total cost of 5 tables
Total cost of 13 chairs
Therefore, average cost of a chair
Ex 4.
Of the three numbers, second is twice the first and is also thrice the
third. If the average of three numbers is 44, what is the largest
number?
Ans.
Let the numbers be
Given ,

Therefore, the numbers are

Hence, largest number is
Ex 5.

The average of 11 numbers is 30. If the average of first six

numbers is 17.5 and that of last six is 42.5, then what is the sixth
number?
Ans.
Step 1: Calculate total of 11 numbers by multiplying it by average value 30 = 11 x 30 = 330
Step 2: Calculate total of first six members by multiplying it by average value
Step 3: Calculate total of last six members by multiplying it by average value

Therefore, we can find sixth number by adding value of first six and last six numbers and subtracting it
from the total value of 11 numbers.
Sixth number
Ex 6.
A person covers a distance of 60 km from P to Q at a speed of 20
km/hr and returns from Q to P at a speed of 30 km/hr. Find the
average speed of person?
Ans.

V1 and V2 are the speeds at which the person travels. The person travels

P to Q at a speed of 20 km/hr and Q to P at a speed of 30 km/hr. That is,

and .
Therefore, Average Speed
Ex 7.
If the arithmetic mean of 0, 5, 4, 3 is , that of -1, 0, 1, 5, 4, 3 is and
that of 5, 4, 3 is , then the relation between and is?
Ans.
We have

Clearly,
Ex 8.
The following table shows the number of working hours and the
number of employees employed in a small scale industry? The
average number of working hours of an employee is ?
No. of working No. of
hours employees
3-5 7
5-7 10
7-9 18
9-11 57
11-13 14
13-15 8
Ans.
We have:

Sum of working hours of all the employees

Total No. of employees

Average number of working hours
Ex 9.
The average of and is 16. Half the sum of is 23. What is the value
of ?
Ans.
Given
and

From the above two equations,

Ex 10.
The mean of is ?
Ans.
We know,

Here,
So,
Therefore, mean of is
Ex 11.
The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 20. The largest of these
numbers is?
Ans.
Let the numbers be and
Then,

or

Therefore, largest number is

Ex 12.
The average of the two-digit numbers, which remain the same when
the digits interchange their positions, is ?
Ans.
The numbers in which remain the same when the digits interchange their
positions are and
So, the average is
Ex 13.
The average price of three items of furniture is. If their prices are in
the ratio , the price of the cheapest item is?
Ans.
Let the prices be and respectively.
Then,

Therefore, cost of cheapest item

Ex 14.

There are four consecutive odd numbers and three consecutive

even numbers . The average of the odd numbers is 6 less than
the average of the even numbers. If the sum of the three even
numbers is 16 less than the sum of the four odd numbers, what
is the average of ?
Ans.
Given,
----------------- (1)
and
------------------(2)
From (1) and (2),
EX-15:
In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What
should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of
282 runs?
Run rate = Average run scored per over
Average run scored per over = Total runs scored /No.of overs

Given First 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2.
3.2 = Total runs scored in 10 overs/10
Total runs scored in 10 overs = 3.2*10=32

Simply in 1 over = 3.2

in 10 overs =32 runs
Remaining runs scored in 40 overs= 282-32=250 runs
in 1 over = 250/40 = 6.25
So run rate should be 6.25
Q) A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and
Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have
in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?
Total sale for 5 months = Rs. (6435 + 6927 + 6855 + 7230 + 6562) = Rs. 34009.

(6435 + 6927 + 6855 + 7230 + 6562+ x)/6 = 6500

x= 4991
EX) A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three
grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of
the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. What
is the average age of the family?
Average of the family = (67*2+ 35* 2+ 6*3)/7
=222/7
Ex: The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg when a new
person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be
the weight of the new person?

ANSWER-85
Ex: The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the
most, how many may be greater than zero?

ANSWER-19
Average of 20 numbers = 0.
therefore
Sum of 20 numbers = (0 x 20) = 0.
It is quite possible that 19 of these numbers may be positive and if their sum
is a then 20th number is (-a).
Q: The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B
be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:
Let A, B, C represent their respective weights. Then, we have:
A + B + C = (45 x 3) = 135 .... (i)
A + B = (40 x 2) = 80 .... (ii)
B + C = (43 x 2) = 86 ....(iii)
Adding (ii) and (iii), we get: A + 2B + C = 166 .... (iv)
Subtracting (i) from (iv), we get : B = 31.
B's weight = 31 kg
EX:The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8000. The
average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 12000 and the average salary of
the rest is Rs. 6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is :
The average weight of five persons sitting in a boat is 38 kg. The
average weight of the boat and the persons sitting in the boat is
52kg. What is the weight of the boat
A. 228 kg
B. 122 kg
C. 232 kg
D. 242 kg
Sol:
38x5 = 190
(190+ boat)/ 6 = 52
Boat= 122 Kg
The average of 30 numbers is 40 and that of other 40 numbers is 30.
The average of all the numbers is
A. A. 34.2
B. B. 35.2
C. C. 34.2
D. D. 37.2
The average marks of 32 boys of section A of class X is 60 whereas
the average marks of 40 boys of section B of class X is 33. The
average marks for both the sections combined together is
A. 44
B. 45
C. 46
D. 47
The arithmetic mean of the following numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4,
4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 and
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 is
A. 4
B. 5
C. 14
D. 20
The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first 12 results is 14 and that of
the last 12 results is 17. Then, the 13th result is
A. 80
B. 78
C. 100
D. 94
The average of first nine prime numbers is
A. 9
B. 11
C. 11.22
D. 11.11
The average of seven consecutive positive
integers is 26. The smallest of these integers is
A. 21
B. 23
C. 25
D. 26
• The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average
monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly
income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:

P+Q= 5050*2
Q+R = 6250*2
P+R= 5200*2
• The average age of a husband and his wife was 23 years at the time of
their marriage. After five years they have a one-year old child. The
average age of the family now is :

H+W= 23*2
H+W = 46

(H+5+W+5+1)/3
= (H+W+11)/3
= (46+11)/3
=19
Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs. 30 on each of their meals. The
ninth one spends Rs. 20 more than the average expenditure of all
the nine. The total money spent by all of them was
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