KAKATIYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, WARANGAL

(An Autonomous Institute under Kakatiya University)

TRAINING AND PLACEMENT CELL
Academic Year 2020-21

U18TP501 QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE AND LOGICAL REASONING

(QALR)

Assignment-II

UNIT-I Topic: Averages

Questions

1. The average of first nine prime numbers is ______

1) 9 2) 11 3) 11 1/9 4) 11 2/9

2. The average of 11 results is 50.If the average of the first 6 results is 49 and that of the last 6 is
52, find the sixth result
1) 50 2) 52 3) 56 4) 60 5) None of these

3. The average of all odd numbers upto 100 is ______

1) 49 2) 49.5 3) 50 4)51

4. Out of four numbers, the average of the first three is 15 and that of the last three is 16.If the last
number is 19, then first number is:
1) 15 2) 16 3) 18 4) 19 5) 22

5. The average weight of A,B and C is 84 kg.If D joins the group, the average weight of the group
becomes 80 kg.If another man E who weighs 3 kg more than D, replaces A, then the average of
B,C,D and E becomes 79 kg.What is the weight of A?
1) 64 kg 2) 72 kg 3) 75 kg 4) 80 kg 5) None of these

6. The average price of 10 books is Rs. 12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs. 11.75.
Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other.
What is the price of each of these two books?
1) Rs. 5, Rs. 7.50 2) Rs. 8, Rs. 12 3) Rs. 10, Rs. 16 4) Rs. 12, Rs. 16
7. The average of four consecutive even numbers is 33. What is the smallest of these numbers?
1) 32 2) 30 3) 28 4) 36 5) None of these

8. The average of 8 numbers is 21.If each of the numbers is multiplied by 8, the average of the
new set of numbers is
1) 8 2) 21 3) 29 4) 168 5) None of these

9. 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?
1) 6.25 2) 6.5 3) 6.75 4) 7
10. Out of three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of the
three numbers is 56, then the difference between the first and the third numbers is
1) 12 2) 20 3) 24 4) 48 5) None of these
11. In a certain class, highest marks scored in a subject were 76 and the lowest marks scored were
23.By mistake these were written as 67 and 32.What is the change in the average marks of the
class?
1) Increased by 9 2) Decreased by 9 3) No Change 4) None of these

5) Can’t be determined

12. Of the four numbers, whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum of the last three.
The first number is
1) 15 2) 45 3) 48 4) 60.25
13. Jeevan scores 60,80,40,50 and 90 percent marks in the subjects A, B, C, D and E respectively.
However the weights attached to those subjects are 5,4,3,2 and 1 respectively. Which of the
following represents the weighted average of marks scored by jeevan in these five subjects?
1) 60 2) 72 3) 62 4) 74 5) None of these

14. The average age of a family of 7 members is 29 years, and the youngest boy is 5 years old.
What was the average age of the family just before the birth of this boy?
1) 33 yrs 2) 28 yrs 3) 23 yrs 4) 29 yrs 5) None of these

15. In a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11
years. If the average age of the school is 11 years 9 months, then the number of girls in the
school is
1) 150 2) 250 3) 350 4) 450
16. The average salary of 20 workers in an office is Rs.1900 per month. If the manager’s salary is
added the average salary becomes Rs.2000 per month. What is the manager’s annual salary
1) Rs.24000 2) Rs.25200 3) Rs.4000 4) Rs.48000 5) None of these

17. There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students, ;he expenses of the
mess were increased by Rs. 42 per day while the average expenditure per head diminished by
Rs 1. Wbat was the original expenditure of the mess?
1) 450 2) 440 3) 430 4) 420
18. The average age of 24 boys in a class is 16 years. If the teacher is included and one boy is
excluded from the group, the average increases by one. The age of the teacher is:
1) 41 2) 32 3) 45 4) Data Insufficient 5) None of these

19. Distance between two stations A and B is 778 km. A train covers the journey from A to B at 84
km per hour and returns back to A with a uniform speed of 56 km perhour. Find the average
speed of the train during the whole journey.
1) 60 km/hr 2) 30.5 km/hr 3) 57 km/hr 4) 67.2 km/hr

20. The average monthly salary of 20 employees in an organisation is Rs. 1500. If the manager's
salary is added, then the average salary increases by Rs. 100. What is the manager's monthly
salary ?
1) 3600 2) 3700 3) 3800 4) 3900
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