The document contains 40 math word problems related to calculating averages. The problems involve finding averages of sets of numbers, identifying missing values based on provided averages, and calculating new averages when values are added or removed from the original data sets.
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The document contains 40 math word problems related to calculating averages. The problems involve finding averages of sets of numbers, identifying missing values based on provided averages, and calculating new averages when values are added or removed from the original data sets.
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1.What is the average of first 15 multiples of 5?
A.35 B.40 C.45 D.30 E. nota
2.What is the average of first 20 multiples of 7? A.70 B.75 C.73.5 D.77 E.nota 3.The average of first 5 consecutive even numbers is 26 What is the largest number? A.30 B 40 C.36 D.26 E. nota 4.The average of 6consecutive odd numbers is 36,what is the product of largest and the smallest? A.1271 B.1234 C.875 D.1200 E.nota 5.The of 4 consecutive multiples of 12 is 90, what is the biggest number? A.96 B.108 C.120 D.84 E.nota 6.The average of 35 consecutive even numbers is 786, what is the difference between largest and the smallest ? A.58 B.68 C.64 D.62 E. nota 7.The average of 44 consecutive odd numbers is 144, what is the largest number? A.189 B.191 C.187 D.193 E.nota 8.The sum of the 6 consecutive even numbers is 426 What is the largest number? A.74 B.76 C.72 D.78 E.nota 9.Average of all even numbers between 104 and 148 is ? A.128 B.130 C.124 D.126 E.nota 10.What is the average of all numbers between 100 and 200 Which are divisible by 13? A.147.5 B.145.5 C.143.5 D.149.5 E.nota 11.Sum of 11 consecutive numbers is 1320 What is the sum of the next set of 11 consecutive numbers? A.1340 B.1644 C.1441 D.1541 E.nota 12.Find the average of all prime numbers between 30 and 50? A.38.8 B.40 C.39.8 D.38.5 E. nota 13.Average of 14 quantities is 22 and average of 36 quantities is 25 . What is the average of all 50 quantities? A.28.32 B.23.16 C.24.16 D.22.08 E.nota 14.There are two sections A and B of a class, consisting of 36 and 44 students respectively.If the average weight of section A is 40kg and that of section B is 35kg , find the average weight of the whole class? A.37.25 B.38.5 C.37.5 D.40 E.nota 15.The average of 20 students in a class is 22 If teacher’s age is also included the average becomes 24 What is the teacher’s age? A.54 B.40 C.64 D.50 E.nota 16. The average runs of 11 players in a cricket team is 30, If the captain runs were excluded then the average becomes 28, what are the captain runs? A.40 B.50 C.60 D.70 E.nota 17.The average weight of 20 students in a class is 50kg . One person whose weight 40kg is replaced with the new man what is the weight of the new man? A.60kg B.50kg C.70kg D.80kg E.nota 18.The average temperature from Monday to Saturday is 48degree and the average temperature from Tuesday to Sunday is 52degree If the temperature on Monday is 32 what is the temperature on Sunday? A.50degree B.53degree C.52degree D.56degree E.nota 19.The temperature form Monday to Thursday is 60degree and the temperature from Tuesday to Friday is 63degree If the ratio of temperatures on Monday and Friday is 21:25, What is the temperature on Friday? A.75 B.63 C.72 D.62 E.nota 20.The average height of 20 students in a class is 160cms , later on it is found that one persons height is wrongly taken as 154 instead of 145 , what is the original average? A.159.45 B159.5 c.160.45 D.159.55 E.nota 21.A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th innings and thus increases his average by3. Find his average after 17 th innings? A.39 B.24 C.35 D.40 E.nota 22.The average age of 8 men is decreased by 2years when 2 of them whose ages are 21 and 23 years are replaced by two new men. The average age of the two new men is? A.22years B.24years C.28years D.30 years E.nota 23.The average age of a wife and a husband who were married 6years back was 20 years then .The average age including a child which was born during the interval is 18years now. What is the age of the child now? A.2years B.4years C.3years D.5years E.nota 24.The average age of a wife and a husband who were married 10 years back was 21 years then,The average age including the child who was born during interval is 22years now.What is the age of the child now? A.1 ½ years B.2years C.6 years D.4 years E.nota 25.The average of students of an adult school is 40years. 120 new students whose average age is 32 years joined the school, as a result the average age is decreased by 4years. Find the number of students of the school after joining of the new students? A.120 B.240 C.360 D.480 E.nota 26.The average age of A,B,C is 45years. If the average age of A and B is 40. and that of B and C is 43. find the age of B? A.30 years B.31 years C.32 years D. 33 years E.nota 27.The average age of A and B is 42years ,and the average age of B and C is 50 years and the average age of C and A is 46 years Find the age of A,B and C? A.38,46,54 B.42,54,38 C.40,44,50 D.42,46,50 E.nota 28.The average salaries of Ramesh and suresh is 4000, and average salaries of suresh and naresh is 6000, and the average salaries of naresh and ramesh is 5000,What is the salary of suresh? A.4000 B.5000 C.6000 D.7000 E.nota 29.The batting average in 20 innings of a cricket player is 25 runs His highest score exceeds the lowest score by 66 runs, If these two innings are excluded, the average will become 24.Find his highest score? A.67 B.57 C.60 D.70 E.nota 30.The average of runs scored by a player in 10 innings is 50. How many runs should he scored in the 11th innings so that his average is increased by 2? A.80 B.72 C.60 D.54 E.nota 31.Out of 15 numbers , average of the first 5 numbers is 50 , and the average of last five numbers is 30, what is the average of middle 5 numbers, if the overall average is 40? A.30 B.40 C.50 D.60 E.nota 32.The average of 10 numbers is 40,out of which avg of first 2 numbers is 35 and the avg of last 3 numbers is 45, what is the average of middle 5numbers ? A.35 B.39 C.45 D.40 E. nota 33.The average of 25 results is 18,The average of first twelve of them is 14,and that of last twelve is17, Find the thirteenth result? A.75 B.78 C.72 D.80 E.nota 34.The average of 11 results is 60.If the average of first six results is 58 and that of the last six is 63, find the sixth result? A.60 B.54 C.66 D.50 E.nota 35.The average of 5 results is 90, if the average of first 3 results is 70 , and the average of last 3 results is 100 , find the third result? A.120 B.60 C.130 D.70 E.nota 36.Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs.8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them? A.100 B.113 C.117 D.120 E.nota 37.A grocer has a sale of Rs 6435, Rs 6927, Rs 6855, Rs 7230, Rs 6562 for consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs.6500? A.Rs.4991 B.Rs.5991 C.Rs.6001 D.Rs.6991 E.nota 38.If the arithmetic mean of seventy five numbers is calculated, it is 35, If each number is increased by 5, then mean of new numbers is? A.30 B.40 C.70 D.90 E.nota 39.The average of ten numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by 12, then the average of the new set of numbers is? A.7 B.19 C. 82 D.84 E.nota 40.Average of ten positive numbers is x. If each number is increased by 10%, then x ? A. Remains unchanged B. may decrease C. may increase D. Is increased by 10%