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Average of A Set of Data

The document contains 10 word problems about calculating the mass of 3 girls given the total mass and average mass of 2 girls. Each problem is a multiple choice question asking to determine the mass of the third girl. The document also provides the step-by-step workings for each problem showing how to calculate the total mass of 2 girls using their average, and then subtracting that from the total mass to find the mass of the third girl.

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Average of A Set of Data

The document contains 10 word problems about calculating the mass of 3 girls given the total mass and average mass of 2 girls. Each problem is a multiple choice question asking to determine the mass of the third girl. The document also provides the step-by-step workings for each problem showing how to calculate the total mass of 2 girls using their average, and then subtracting that from the total mass to find the mass of the third girl.

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Average of a Set of Data

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.
1) The total mass of three girls 155 kg.
The average mass of two of the girls is 52 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 207 kg
2) 103 kg
3) 155 kg
4) 51 kg

2) The total mass of three girls 162 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 58 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 104 kg
2) 46 kg
3) 220 kg
4) 162 kg

3) The total mass of three girls 157 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 54 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 211 kg
2) 157 kg
3) 49 kg
4) 103 kg

4) The total mass of three girls 150 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 55 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 95 kg
2) 150 kg
3) 40 kg
4) 205 kg

5) The total mass of three girls 165 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 55 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 110 kg
2) 220 kg
3) 55 kg
4) 165 kg

6) The total mass of three girls 168 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 53 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 115 kg
2) 168 kg
3) 221 kg
4) 62 kg

7) The total mass of three girls 169 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 59 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 169 kg
2) 110 kg
3) 228 kg
4) 51 kg

8) The total mass of three girls 156 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 50 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 56 kg
2) 106 kg
3) 156 kg
4) 206 kg

9) The total mass of three girls 169 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 54 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 169 kg
2) 61 kg
3) 223 kg
4) 115 kg

10) The total mass of three girls 156 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 56 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 212 kg
2) 44 kg
3) 100 kg
4) 156 kg

ANSWERS
1) The total mass of three girls 155 kg.
The average mass of two of the girls is 52 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 51 kg
2) 155 kg
3) 103 kg
4) 207 kg
Answer: 1
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 52 kg = 104 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 155 kg - 104 kg = 51 kg

2) The total mass of three girls 162 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 58 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 220 kg
2) 162 kg
3) 46 kg
4) 104 kg
Answer: 3

SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 58 kg = 116 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 162 kg - 116 kg = 46 kg

3) The total mass of three girls 157 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 54 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 157 kg
2) 49 kg
3) 211 kg
4) 103 kg
Answer: 2
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 54 kg = 108 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 157 kg - 108 kg = 49 kg

4) The total mass of three girls 150 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 55 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 205 kg
2) 150 kg
3) 95 kg
4) 40 kg
Answer: 4
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 55 kg = 110 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 150 kg - 110 kg = 40 kg

5) The total mass of three girls 165 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 55 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 220 kg
2) 55 kg
3) 165 kg
4) 110 kg
Answer: 2
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 55 kg = 110 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 165 kg - 110 kg = 55 kg

6) The total mass of three girls 168 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 53 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 221 kg
2) 62 kg
3) 168 kg
4) 115 kg
Answer: 2
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 53 kg = 106 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 168 kg - 106 kg = 62 kg

7) The total mass of three girls 169 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 59 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 51 kg
2) 110 kg
3) 228 kg
4) 169 kg
Answer: 1
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 59 kg = 118 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 169 kg - 118 kg = 51 kg

8) The total mass of three girls 156 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 50 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 206 kg
2) 56 kg
3) 156 kg
4) 106 kg
Answer: 2
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 50 kg = 100 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 156 kg - 100 kg = 56 kg

9) The total mass of three girls 169 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 54 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 115 kg
2) 169 kg
3) 223 kg
4) 61 kg
Answer: 4
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 54 kg = 108 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 169 kg - 108 kg = 61 kg

10) The total mass of three girls 156 kg.


The average mass of two of the girls is 56 kg.
What is the mass of the third girl?

1) 100 kg
2) 212 kg
3) 44 kg
4) 156 kg
Answer: 3
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Total mass of 2 girls 2 x 56 kg = 112 kg

Step 2: Mass of the 3rd girl 156 kg - 112 kg = 44 kg

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