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The average of 9 numbers is 51 . Average of three of them is 49 and the average of four of the remaining numbers is 46 . What is the average of the remaining numbers?
Let the average of the remaining $2$ numbers is $x$,
$
\begin{aligned}
&9 \times 51=3 \times 49+4 \times 46+2 \times x \\
&2 x=459-147-184 \\
&2 x=459-331 \\
&2 x=128 \\
&x=64
\end{aligned}
$
Hence, Average of the remaining $2$ numbers is $64$.
4 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 19 years. A baby having been born, the average age of the family is the same today. Find the present age of the baby.
Average of present age of 4 members $=19+4=23$ years
Total present age of 4 members $=4 \times 23=92$ years
Average present age of 5 members $=19$ years
Total present age of 5 members $=5 \times 19=95$ years
Present age of baby $=95-92=3$ years
The average of three numbers a, b and c is 63 . If the first number ' a ' is three-fourth of the sum of b and c, then the first number ' a ' is equal to:
According to question,
$
\begin{aligned}
&\Rightarrow \frac{a+b+c}{3}=63 \\
&\Rightarrow a+b+c=63 \times 3=189 \\
&\Rightarrow b+c=189-\mathrm{a}
\end{aligned}
$
Given, $\mathrm{a}=\frac{3}{4}(b+c)$
$
\begin{aligned}
&\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=\frac{3}{4}(189-a) \\
&\Rightarrow 4 \mathrm{a}=567-3 a \\
&\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=\frac{567}{7}=81
\end{aligned}
$
$\frac{8+5+3+k+k+1}{5}=7$
$2 k+17=35$
$2 k=18$
$k=9$
The average price of 10 books is ₹ 150 , while the average price of 8 of these books is ₹ 135. Of the remaining 2 books, if the price of one book is 40% more than the price of the other book, then what is the price of the costlier of these two books?
Total price of $10$ books $=10 \times 150=1500$
Total price of $8$ books $=8 \times 135=1080$
So, Total price of the remaining $2$ books $=1500-1080=420$
Let the cost price of the 1st book is $100 x$, then
Cost price of the 2nd book $=\frac{140}{100} \times 100 x=140 x$
According to question
$100 x+140 x=420$
$240 x=420$
$x=\frac{420}{240}=\frac{7}{4}$
Hence, Cost price of the costlier book $=140 \times \frac{7}{4}=35 \times 7=245$
The average of 19 numbers is 58 . The average of the first 12 numbers is $63.6$ and the average of the last 8 numbers is $55.1$. If the 12 th number from the beginning is excluded, then what is the average of the remaining numbers?
ATQ,
Average of $19$ numbers $=58$
Total sum of all the $19$ numbers $=58 \times 19=1102$
Average of the first $12$ numbers $=63.6$
Total sum of the first $12$ numbers $=63.6 \times 12=763.2$
Average of the last $8$ numbers $=55.1$
Total sum of last $8$ numbers $=55.1 \times 8=440.8$
So, $12$th number $=$ Total sum of the first $12$ numbers $+$ Total sum of last $8$ numbers $-$ Total sum of all the $19$ numbers
$12$th number $=763.2+440.8-1102=102$
Average of all numbers excluding 12th number $=\frac{1102-102}{18}=55 \frac{5}{9}$
The average marks of 35 students in a class examination is 46. Later, it was found that the marks of two students each were read as 33 instead of 23, and that of one student was read as 30 instead of 36. Find the actual average marks of the students of the class.
Average score of $35$ students in class $=46$
Three students marks read as $=2\times33+30=96$
Actual marks of these three students $=2\times23+36=82$
So, these three students get extra marks $=96-82=14$ marks
Now, average of all the students $=46-\frac{14}{35}=46-0.4=45.6$
There will be 5 sunday in the month starting from sunday and 4 saturday.
As per the question,
Let the average of visitors for month $=475$ visitors
So total increase on sundays $=5 \times(502-475)=135$ visitors
And total decrease on other days $=21 \times(475-340)=135 \times 21=2835$ Visitors
Total increase $/$ decrease $=135-2835=-2700$
Average number of visitors per day in the month $=475-\frac{2700}{30}=475-90=385$
The average weight of a certain number of persons in a group is 78 kg. If 4 persons having average weight 80.75 kg leave the group, the average weight of the remaining persons becomes 77.725 kg. The number of persons, initially, is:
Let the total number of persons is $n$,
After 4 persons leave, the number of remaining persons $=n-4$
Number of remaining persons
$=\frac{\text { total increase or decrease in weight due to leaving of some persons × number of person who left the group }}{\text { average increase or decrease in the weight of the remaining persons }}$
$n-4=\frac{4 \times(80.75-78)}{78-77.725}=\frac{4 \times 2.75}{0.275}=4 \times 10=40$
Hence, $n=40+4=44$
The average weight of 14 boys in a class is 40.25 kg and that of the remaining 10 boys is 35.15 kg. Find the average weight of all the boys in the class.
Average weight of 14 boys in a class $=40.25 \mathrm{~kg}$
Average weight of remaining 10 boys in a class $=35.15 \mathrm{~kg}$
Average weight of all the boys in the class $=\frac{40.25 \times 14+35.15 \times 10}{24}=\frac{915}{24}=38.125 \mathrm{~kg}$
The average run rate of a cricketer in 48 innings is 33 . His highest score exceeds his lowest score by 144 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average run rate of the remaining 46 innings is 30 . What is the highest score of the player?
ATQ,
Average run rate for a cricketer in 48 innings $=33$ runs
Average run rate for a cricketer in 46 innings $=30$ runs
So, all 46 innings runs less than the average runs of all innings by $=(33-30) \times 46 = 138$ runs
i.e. 138 runs extra will be added in 47 th and 48 th innings,
Total runs of 47 th and 48 th innings $=33 \times 2+138=204$ runs
If highest score more than 144 runs by lowest then,
Lowest score $=\frac{204-144}{2}=30$ runs and Highest score $=204-30=174$ runs
The average salary of all the employees in a workshop is ₹ 18,000. The average salary of 7 technicians is ₹ 24,000 and that of the remaining employees is ₹ 12,000. What is the total number of employees in the workshop?
Given that 6 unit = 7 employees
then 12 unit = 14 employees
So the number of total employees is 14.
Alternative method
Let number of Employees = x
Average Salary of Employee = 18000
Total salary of all Employees =18000x
Average salary of 7 Employees =24000
Total salary of 7 Employees = 24000 7 = 168000
Total salary of the rest of the employees = 12000(x−7)
18000x=168000 + 12000(x−7)
18000x $-$12000x= 168000 $-$ 84000
6000x = 84000
x=14
The average of 51 numbers is 52. The average of the first 28 numbers is $50.5$ and the average of the last 24 numbers is $54.5$. If 28th number is dropped, then what will be the average of the remaining numbers?
Sum of all the 51 numbers $=51\times52 = 2652$
Sum of the first 28 numbers $=28\times50.5 = 1414$
Sum of the last 24 numbers $=24\times54.5 = 1308$
As the 28th number is counted in both , So
28th number $=(1414+1308)-2652 = 2722-2652 = 70$
So when 28th number is dropped, it will decrease the sum of 50 numbers by $(70-52 = 18)$
So Average of remaining 50 numbers $ = 52 - \frac{18}{50} = 52-0.36 = 51.64 $
A student scores $85 \%$ in an examination. The scores were $79,81,88$ and $94$ in $4$ subjects. Find the student's score in the 5th subject?
Given:
Total score = 85%
The scores were 79, 81, 88 and 94 in 4 subjects
Concept Used:
Percentage is used to solve.
Calculation:
Let the marks of 5th subject be 'x'.
Sum of marks of 4 subject = 79 + 81 + 88 + 94 = 342
Total marks of 5 subject = x + 342
Full marks of each subject = 100
Full marks of total subject = 500
According to the question,
(x + 342) = 85% of 500
⇒ x + 342 = (85 × 500)/100
⇒ x = 425 – 342
⇒ x = 83
∴ The score in 5th subject is 83.
The average of the squares of four consecutive even natural numbers is 126 . The average of 8 times of the greatest number and 5 times of the smallest number is:
Let the four consecutive even natural numbers are $(x-2),(x),(x+2)$ and $(x+4)$.
Now, according to question -
$
\Rightarrow(x-2)^{2}+(x)^{2}+(x+2)^{2}+(x+4)^{2}=126 \times 4
$
$
\Rightarrow x^{2}+4-4 x+x^{2}+x^{2}+4+4 x+x^{2}+16+8 x=504
$
$
\Rightarrow 4 x^{2}+8 x+24=504
$
$
\Rightarrow 4 x^{2}+8 x-480=0
$
$
\begin{aligned}
&\Rightarrow x^{2}+2 x-120=0 \\
&\Rightarrow x^{2}+12 x-10 x-120=0 \\
&\Rightarrow x(x+12)-10(x+12)=0 \\
&\Rightarrow(x+12)(x-10)=0 \\
&\Rightarrow x=-12 \text { or } 10
\end{aligned}
$
Therefore, four consecutive even natural numbers are $(10-2),(10),(10+2)$ and $(10+4) = 8, 10, 12, 14$.
Required, value of $\frac{(8 \times 14+5 \times 8)}{2}=\frac{112+40}{2}=\frac{152}{2}=76$
The average monthly expenditure of a man is Rs. 2,400 during the first three months, Rs. 3,500 during the next five months and Rs. 4,800 for the remaining four months. If his total saving is Rs. 3,500 during the entire year, then what is his average monthly income (in Rs)?
Total expenditure of first three months = Average expenditure of first three months $\times 3$
$
\begin{aligned}
&=2400 \times 3 \\
&=7200
\end{aligned}
$
Total expenditure of next five months = Average expenditure of next five months $\times 5$
$
\begin{aligned}
&=3500 \times 5 \\
&=17500
\end{aligned}
$
Total expenditure of remaining four months = Average expenditure of remaining four months $\times 4$
$
\begin{aligned}
&=4800 \times 4 \\
&=19200
\end{aligned}
$
Total expenditure of whole year $=7200+17500+19200=43900$
Total saving during the entire year $=3500$
So total income of a man for whole year $=$ expenditure $+$ saving
$
\begin{aligned}
&=43900+3500 \\
&=47400
\end{aligned}
$
Therefore, required monthly saving $=\frac{47400}{12}=\mathrm{Rs}$. 3950
In an exam, the average marks of 20 students is 70 . Afterwards, it is found that the marks of 2 students are taken wrong as 54 and 74 instead of 64 and 84 . Find the correct average.
Correct average $=70+\frac{(64-54)+(84-74)}{20}$
$=70+\frac{20}{20}=71$
In an exam, the average marks of 40 students is 75. Afterwards, it is found that the marks of 2 students are taken wrong as 56 and 38 instead of 65 and 69. Find the correct average.
$\begin{aligned} \text { Correct Average } &=75+\frac{(65-56)+(69-38)}{40} \\ &=75+\frac{9+31}{40} \\ &=75+1=76 \end{aligned}$
A grocer has a sale of Rs. 2,000 , Rs. 2,500 , Rs. 3,250 and Rs. 4,250 in 4 months. How much should be his sale in the 5 th month to get an overall average of Rs. 3,500?
Given:
A grocer has a sale of Rs. 2,000, Rs. 2,500, Rs. 3,250 and Rs. 4,250 in 4 months.
An average sale of Rs. 3250 is to be achieved in 5 months.
Concept used:
Average, which is the arithmetic mean, is calculated by adding a group of numbers and then dividing by the count of those numbers.
Calculation:
Let the grocer makes a sale of Rs. X in the 5th month.
According to the question,
(2000 + 2500 + 3250 + 4250 + X) ÷ 5 = 3500
⇒ X = 5500
∴ Rs. 5500 should be his sale in the 5th month to get an overall average of Rs. 3,500.
The average scores of A, B and C in a test is 78 and that of C, D and E is 52. The average score of E and F is 48 and that of E and C is 60. What is the average score of A, B, C, D, E and F?
Given:
$
\frac{A+B+C}{3}=78
$
$\Rightarrow A+B+C=234 \ldots . . \mathrm (1)$
$
\frac{C+D+E}{3}=52
$
$\Rightarrow C+D+E=156 \ldots \ldots$ (2)
$
\frac{E+F}{2}=48
$
$
\Rightarrow E+F=96 \ldots . . (3)
$
$
\begin{aligned}
&\frac{E+C}{2}=60 \\
&\Rightarrow E+C=120 \ldots . .( 4)
\end{aligned}
$
adding on (1),(2),(3) and (4)
Now required, average of $A, B, C, D, E$ and $F =\frac{234+156+96-120}{6}=\frac{366}{6}=61$
Hence, option D is correct.