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The average of seven consecutive positive integers is 259 . If the next five odd numbers are included, then what is the average of all the numbers (correct to two decimal places)?
Let seven consecutive positive integers be $x, x+1, x+2, x+3, x+4, x+5$, and $x+6$ and next five odd numbers are $x+7, x+9, x+11, x+13$, and $x+15$
Sum of seven consecutive integers = $7 \times$ Average
$
\begin{aligned}
(x+x+1+x+2+x+3+x+4+x+5+x+6) &=259 \times 7 \\
7 x+21 &=259 \times 7 \\
x+3 &=259 \\
x &=256
\end{aligned}
$
Now, sum of all 12 integers $=x+x+1+x+2+x+3+x+4+x+5+x+6+x+7+x+9+x+11+x+13+x+15$ $=12 x+76$
Required average $=\frac{12 x+76}{12}$
$
\begin{aligned}
&=x+\frac{76}{12} \\
&=256+6.33=262.33
\end{aligned}
$
The average age of 40 students of a class is 12 years. After adding teacher's age, the average age of all of them becomes 13 years. If the retirement age of the teacher is 55 years, then he will retire after
Total age of 40 students $=12 \times 40=480$ years
Total age of 40 students and their teacher $=13 \times 41=533$ years
So, Age of their teacher $=533-480=53$ years
Hence, The teacher will retire after $(55-53)=2$ years.
The average of eleven consecutive positive integers is d. If the last two numbers are excluded, by how much will the average increase or decrease?
If the greatest number is excluded from a few consecutive numbers, the average decreases by $0.5$.
For Example : Let consecutive numbers are 1,2 and 3 , then
Average $=\frac{1+2+3}{3}=\frac{6}{3}=2$
and If we exclude 3 from it then
Average $=\frac{1+2}{2}=\frac{3}{2}=1.5$
The average decreases by $0.5$
Hence, If we exclude two greatest numbers from 11 consecutive numbers, the average will decrease by 1 .
The average of 10 observations is 46 . It was realised later that an observation was misread as 42 in place of 142 . The correct average is
$\begin{aligned} \text { The correct average } &=46+\frac{142-42}{10} \\ &=46+\frac{100}{10} \\ &=46+10=56 \end{aligned}$
If the average of the following six observations: $x+2, x+5, x+8$, $x+11, x+14$ and $x+17$ is $12.5$, what is the average of the first three observations?
We know,
$
\begin{aligned}
&\text { Average }=\frac{\text { Sum of all the observations }}{\text { total observations }} \\
&\begin{array}{l}
12.5=\frac{x+2+x+5+x+8+x+11+x+14+x+17}{6} \\
75=6 x+57 \\
x=3
\end{array}
\end{aligned}
$
Average of first three observations,
Average $=\frac{5+8+11}{3}=8$
There are five numbers. The average of the first four numbers is $\frac{5}{6}$ of the fifth number. If the average of all the five numbers is 26 , then what is the fifth number ?
Let the fifth number be $x$.
As per the question,
$\text { Average }=\frac{\text { Sum of all the observations }}{\text { total observations }}$ (i)
$\frac{5}{6} x=\frac{\text { Sum of first four numbers }}{4}$ (ii)
put the the value of (ii) in (i) equation.
$26=\frac{x+\frac{20}{6} x}{5}$
$26 \times 5=\frac{26 x}{6} $
$x=30$
The average age of $66 \frac{2}{3} \%$ of the number of children in a group is 13 years. The average age of all the children in the group is $14.5$ years. What is the average age (in years) of the remaining children?
Let the total number of children is 3 , then
$66 \frac{2}{3} \%$ of $3=\frac{200}{300} \times 3=2$
Let the average of the remaining children is $x$
According to question,
$
\begin{aligned}
&2 \times 13+x=3 \times 14.5 \\
&x=43.5-26 \\
&x=17.5
\end{aligned}
$
Hence, the average of the remaining children is $17.5$.
Current average $=15+1=16$
Age of teacher $=$ Current average $+$ No. of students $\times$ Increase in average
Age of teacher $=16+26 \times 1=16+26=42$ years
The average of 4,6,8,12 and $x$ is 7 and the average of $x$, 9,13,15 and $y$ is 9 . What is the value of $2x-3y$?
As per the question,
$
\begin{aligned}
&7=\frac{4+6+8+12+x}{5} \\
&35=30+x \\
&x=5
\end{aligned}
$
Now,
$
\begin{aligned}
&9=\frac{5+9+13+15+y}{5} \\
&45=42+y \\
&y=3
\end{aligned}
$
So, $2 x-3 y=10-9=1$
As per the question,
Average weight of the students of section $\mathrm{A}=55 \mathrm{~kg}$
Total sum of weight of the student of section $A=55 \times 38=2090 \mathrm{~kg}$
Average weight of the students of section $B=32 \mathrm{~kg}$
Total sum of weight of the student of section $B=32 \times 42=1344 \mathrm{~kg}$
So, average weight of all the students in the class $=\frac{2090+1344}{80}$
$=42.925 \mathrm{~kg}$
Total present age of family $=10 \times 29=290$
Total age of family when the twins born $=290-5 \times 10=240$
Hence, Average age of family when twins were born $=\frac{240}{8}=30$
Total change in weight $=5(58-56)=10 \mathrm{~kg}$
Let the number of students originally was $\mathrm{n}$,
Number of students after increase $=\frac{\text { Total change }}{\text { Change in average }}$
$
\begin{aligned}
&n+5=\frac{10}{0.5} \\
&n+5=20 \\
&n=15
\end{aligned}
$
The average of 19 numbers is 46 . The average of the first 5 numbers is 49 and the average of the next 6 numbers is 54 . What is the average of the remaining numbers ? (Correct to one decimal place)
As per the question,
Average of 19 numbers $=46$
Sum of all the numbers $=46 \times 19=874$
Average of the first 5 numbers $=49$
Sum of the first 5 numbers $=49 \times 5 = 245$
Average of the next 6 numbers $=54$
Sum of the next 6 numbers $=54 \times 6 = 324$
Sum of the remaining numbers $=874-245-324 =305$
Average of the remaining numbers $=\frac{305}{8}=38.1$
The difference between the average of all those numbers between 50 and 7 which are divisible by 6 and the average of all prime numbers between 10 and 45 is
Numbers between 50 and 7 which are divisible by 6 =12,18,24,30,36,42 and 48
Average $=\frac{a+l}{2}=\frac{12+48}{2} \\$
$=\frac{60}{2}=30$
Prime Numbers between 10 and $45=11,13,17,19,23,29,31, 37, 41$ and 43
Average $=\frac{11+13+17+19+23+29+31+37+41+43}{10}$
$=\frac{264}{10}=26.4$
Required difference $=30-26.4=3.6$
The average of twelve numbers is 38 . The average of the first three numbers is 33 , that of the next four numbers is $35 \frac{1}{2}$, and that of the next two numbers is 40 . If the tenth number is less than the eleventh and twelfth numbers by 4 and 5 , respectively, then the twelfth number is:
The sum of 12 numbers $=38 \times 12=456$
Sum of the first three numbers $=33 \times 3=99$
Sum of the next four numbers $=\frac{71}{2} \times 4=142$
Sum of the next two numbers $=40 \times 2=80$
The total sum of 9 numbers $=99+142+80=321$
Sum of the remaining three numbers $=456-321=135$
Now let the tenth numbers be $x$
So, 11 th number is $=x+4$
12 th number is $=x+5$
According to question
$x+x+4+x+5=135$
$3 x=126$
$x=\frac{126}{3}=42$
12th number $=x+5=42+5=47$
The average of seven odd numbers, taken in increasing order, is 79 . What is the average of the first five numbers?
Let $x,(x+2),(x+4),(x+6),(x+8),(x+10),(x+12)$ be the seven odd numbers.
According to question
Average $\quad=\frac{x+(x+2)+(x+4)+(x+6)+(x+8)+(x+10)+(x+12)}{7}$
$
\begin{array}{cc}
79 & =\frac{7 x+42}{7} \\
7 x & =79 \times 7-42 \\
7 x & =553-42 \\
x & =\frac{511}{7}=73
\end{array}
$
Number are : $73,75,77,79,81,83,85$
Average of first five odd number $=\frac{73+75+77+79+81}{5}$
$
=\frac{385}{5}=77
$
Number of Sundays $=4$
Remaining days $=26$
Required Average $=\frac{4 \times 240+26 \times 150}{30}$
$
\begin{aligned}
&=\frac{960+3900}{30} \\
&=32+130=162
\end{aligned}
$
The numbers which are divisible by 3 are $15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42$
Required average $=\frac{a+l}{2}=\frac{15+42}{2}=28.5$
Let the total number of students in a group be $\mathrm{x}$.
Total score of group $=64 \mathrm{x}$
Total score of $20 \%$ students $=\mathrm{x} \times \frac{20}{100} \times 91=\frac{91 x}{5}$
Total score of $25 \%$ students $=\mathrm{x} \times \frac{25}{100} \times 31=\frac{31 x}{4}$
Total score of $55 \%$ students $=64 \mathrm{x}-\left(\frac{91 x}{5}+\frac{31 x}{4}\right)=38.3 \mathrm{x}$
Average score of the remaining students $=\frac{38.3 x}{\frac{55 x}{100}}=\frac{3830}{55}=69.2$
The average age of the students in a school is 13.2 years. The average age of the boys is 14.4 years and that of the girls is 12.3 years. The ratio of the number of girls to that of the boys is:
Required difference = 4:3