Averages

Average
• The average is a measure of central tendency
of a set of numbers.
• The average which is also known as the
Arithmetic mean of a set of numbers can also
be defined as the number by which we can
replace each and every member of the set
without changing the total of the set of
numbers.
• Average = Sum of Observation/Total Number
Weighted average
Ages and averages
• If the average age of a group of persons is x
years today then after ‘n’ years, their
average age will be (x + n) years. Also ‘n’
years ago, their average age would have
been (x – n) years.
Average Speed
• If a man covers a distance at x km/h and an
equal distance at y km/h, then the average
speed during the whole journey is 2xy/x+y.

• When time remains constant, Average speed

= x+y/2.
 1. The average weight of 29 students in a class
is 48 kg. If the weight of the teacher is
included, the average weight rises by 500 g.
Find the weight of the teacher.

Answer: 63 kg
 2. The mean of the marks secured by 25
students of section A of class X is 47, that of
35 students of section B is 51 and that 30
students of section C is 53. Find the combined
mean of the marks of students of three sections
of class X.

Answer: 50.56
 3. Typist A can type a sheet in 5 minutes, typist
B in 6 minutes and typist C in 8 minutes. The
average number of sheets typed per hour per
typist is ....... sheets.

Answer: 9.83
 4. The average age of the mother and her six
children is 12 years which is reduced by 5
years if the age of the mother is excluded.
How old is the mother?

Answer: 42 years
5. The average of 100 numbers is 44. The
average of these 100 numbers and 4 other new
numbers is 50. The average of the four new
numbers will be:

Answer: 200
6. The average weight of first 11 persons among
12 persons is 95 kg. The weight of 12th person
is 33 kg more than the average weight of all
the 12 persons. The weight of the 12th person
is:

Answer: 131
7. Average of n numbers is a. The first number is
increased by 2, second one is increased by 4,
the third one is increased by 8 and so on. The
average of the new numbers is:

Answer: a + [2 (2^n - 1) / n]
8. A train travels 8 km in the first quarter of an
hour, 6 km in the second quarter and 40 km in
the third quarter. Find the average speed of the
train per hour over the entire journey.

Answer: 72 km/hr
9. The average of 71 results is 48. If the average
of the first 59 results is 46 and that of the last
11 is 52, find the 60th result.

Answer: 122
10. The average marks of 3 students A, B, C is
48. When another student D joins the group,
the average becomes 46 marks. If another
student E who has 3 marks more than D, joins
the group, the average of the 4 students B, C,
D, E becomes 45 marks. How many marks did
A get in the exam?

Answer: 47
11. Some friends have planned to go to a picture
by bus for which the charge for all is Rs.720.
If the number of persons increased by 4, then
the charge per person will decrease by Rs.6,
when the total charges remains the same. Find
the number of persons.

Answer: 20
12. A boy found that the average of 20 numbers
is 35 when he writes a number ‘61’ instead of
‘16’. The correct average of 20 numbers is:

Answer: 32.75
13. The average of the first 7 integers in a series
of 13 consecutive odd integers is 37. What is
the average of the entire series?

Answer: 43
14. The average of five consecutive positive
integers is n. If the next two integers are also
included, the average of all these integers will:
(a) increase by 1.5 (b) increase by 1
(c) remain the same (d) increase by 2

Answer: (b)
15. In an examination, the average of marks was
found to be 50. For deducting marks for
computational errors, the marks of 100
candidates had to be changed from 90 to 60
each and so the average of marks came down
to 45. The total number of candidates, who
appeared at the examination, was:

Answer: 600