Best Average Questions

For All Bank & Insurance Exams

1) The average salary of all the employees in an office is Rs. 10000. The
average salary of 8 Management head is Rs. 15000 and the average
salary of the rest is Rs. 6000. The total number of employees in the office
is
a) 14
b) 18
c) 12
d) 15
e) None
Option B
Solution:
15000——–6000
——10000——–
4000———5000
Ratio 4:5.
4—-8
9—-? ==> 18.

2) A number, x equals 80% of the average of 5, 7, 14 and a number y. If

the average of x and y is 26, then value of y is
a) 42
b) 35
c) 26
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d) 39
e) None
Option D
Solution:
Average of 5,7,14 and y =(5+7+14+y) /4
Then x=80% of (5+7+14+y) /4
=80/100 *(26+y)/4
x=(26+y)/5
And (x+y)/2=26
Equating both 52-y=(26+y)/5
260-5y=26+y
y=39.

3) On an average 150 people visited the church on Monday, Wednesday

and Thursday and the average number of visitors on Tuesday and
Friday is 250. If the average number of visitors per day in the week be
350, then the average number of people who visited the church in
weekends is
a) 500
b) 550
c) 750
d) 600
e) None
Option C
Solution:
Average of Mon + Wed + Thus=150*3 = 450

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Average of Tues +Fri =250*2 = 500
Average of Mon to sun=350*7 = 2450
Then Average on weekends =1/2 [2450 – (450+500)] =1/2*(1500)
=750.

4) Out of ten persons, 9 persons spent Rs. 30 each for their lunch. The
tenth one spent Rs. 90 more than the average expenditure of all the ten.
The total money spent by all of them was
a) Rs400
b) Rs360
c) Rs420
d) Rs380
e) None
Option A
Solution:
Let the average be x.
Then 10x =9*30 + (x+60)
10x=270+60+x
9x=360
x=40.
Total money spent= 10*40 =Rs400.

5) The average of first three numbers is five times of the fourth number. If
the average of all the four numbers is 20. Find the 4th number.
a) 8
b) 5
c) 10

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 d) 6
e) None
Option B
Solution:
Let the four numbers be w, x, y, z
(w+x+y+z) / 4=20
w+x+y+z = 80
(w+x+y)/3=5z
w+x+y= 15z
then 15z+z=80
16z=80
z=5.

6) There were 45 girls in a women hostel. Due to the admission of 15 new

girls, the expenses of the mess increases by Rs30 per day while the
average expenditure per head diminished by Rs3. What was the original
expenditure of the mess?
a) Rs560
b) Rs600
c) Rs520
d) Rs630
e) None
Option D
Solution:
Let the expenses per girl be x.
Then 60(x-3) – 45x = 30

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60x- 180 – 45x =30
15x=210
x=14.
The original expenditure be 45*14=Rs630.

7) The average of three numbers is 32. The largest number is 40 and the
difference between the other two is 4. The smallest number is
a) 24
b) 26
c) 30
d) 35
e) None
Option B
Solution:
Let the three numbers be a ,b and c.
a + b + c = 32*3 =96
b + c = 96 – 40
b+c=56
b-c = 4
Solving both we get
2b = 60
b = 30
then c = 26.

8) The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 17. The largest of these

numbers is
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 a) 22
b) 19
c) 20
d) 18
e) None
Option C
Solution:
Let the numbers be x-3, x-2, x-1, x, x+1, x+2, x+3.
[(x-3) + (x-2) + (x-1) + x+ (x+1) +(x+2) + (x+3)]/7 =17
7x/7 =17
x=17.
Largest no =x+3=17+3=20.

9) 5 years ago, the average age of P, Q and R was 25 year; 7 years ago the
average age of Q & R was 20 years. Find the present age of P?
a) 36yrs
b) 32yrs
c) 28yrs
d) 27yrs
e) None
Option A
Solution:
Present age of P+Q+R = 25*3+ 5*3= 90
Present age of Q+R= 20*2 + 7 *2 = 54
Present age of P = 90-54 = 36yrs.
10) The average rain fall in the months of January and February is 8 cm
and in the months of March to June is 5 cm and July to October is 10

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 cm and in the November and December, it is 7 cm. The average rainfall
for the whole year is
a) 7 cm
b) 7.5 cm
c) 6cm
d) 6.5cm
e) None
Option B
Solution:
Jan + Feb = 8*2 = 16
Mar to Jun = 5*4 = 20
Jul to Oct = 10*4 = 40
Nov + Dec = 7*2 = 14
Average = (16+20+40+14)/12 = 7.5 cm.

11) In a Computer exam, a student scored 45% marks in the first paper
out of a total of 200. How much should he score in the second paper out
of a total of 250, if he is to get an overall average of 160/3%?
a) 65%
b) 70%
c) 55%
d) 60%
e) None
Option D
Solution:
Maximum mark =200+250=450

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Let x% be scored in 2nd paper.
45/100*200 + x/100*250 =160/300*450
90+ x/100*250=240
x/100*250=240-90
x/100*250=150
x=60%.

12) The average of a group of men is increased by 8 years when a person

aged of 22 years is replaced by a new person of aged 62 years. How
many men are there in the group?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 4
d) 5
e) None
Option D
Solution:
Let n be the no. of persons in the group.
a-nd
62-8n=22
8n=40
n=5.

13) A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs.8, Rs.8.50 per litre for three
consecutive years. What approximately is the average cost per litre if he
spends Rs.4000 each year?

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 a) Rs6.35
b) Rs5.85
c) Rs7.98
d) Rs6.75
e) None
Option C
Solution:
Total quantity of petrol purchased
=4000/7.5+4000/8+4000/8.5
Total cost =4000*3
Average=(4000*3) /(4000/7.5+4000/8+4000/8.5)
=3/(1/7.5+1/8+1/8.5)
=Rs7.98.

14) The average age of three men A, B and C is 45, while the average age
of three men B, D and E is 52 kg. What is the average age of A, B, C, D
and E?
a) 48
b) 50
c) 52
d) Data Inadequate
e) None
Option D
Solution:
Data Inadequate.

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15) The average age of a class is 30 yr.5 new students with an average age
of 32 yr joined in that class, thereby increased the average by half year.
The original strength of the class was
a) 15
b) 20
c) 18
d) 24
e) None
Option A
Solution:
Let the number of students in the class = x
30*x +5*32 /(x+5)=30+1/2
30x+160/(x+5)=61/2
x=15.

16) Average cost of 5 pen and 4 pencil is Rs. 36. The average cost of 7 pen
and 8 pencil is Rs. 48. Find the total cost of 36 pen and 36 pencil.
a) 3445
b) 3132
c) 3320
d) 3543
e) None
Option B
Solution:
Average cost of 5 pen and 4 pencil = Rs. 36.
Total cost = 36 * 9 = 324.
Average cost of 7 pen and 8 pencil = 48.

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Total cost = 48 * 15 = 720.
Total cost of 12 pen and 12 pencil = 324 + 720 = 1044.
Then, cost of 36 pen and 36 pencil = 1044 * 3 = 3132.

17) The average age of four student is 15. If age 18 was misread as 10
during the calculation, what will be the correct average?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 20
d) 16
e) None
Option A
Solution:
18-10=8 age is missing.
Then correct average= 15+ 8/4
=15+2
=17.

18) The average age of a husband and wife was 23 when they were
married 5 years ago. The average age of the husband, the wife and a
child who was born during the interval, is 20 years now. How old is the
child now?
a) 8years
b) 4years
c) 6years
d) 10years
e) None
Option B

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Solution:
Present total age of husband and wife
= (23 * 2 + 5 * 2) = 56
Present total age of husband, wife and child
= 20 * 3 = 60 years
Age of child = (60 – 56) = 4 years.

19) Distance between two stations A and B is 630 km. A train covers the
journey from A to B at 54 km per hour and returns back to A with a
uniform speed of 36km per hour. Find the average speed of the train
during the whole journey?
a) 43.2
b) 44
c) 46.5
d) 41
e) None
Option A
Solution:
Distance same then average=2xy/(x+y)
=2*54*36 /(54+36)
=2*54*36/90
=43.2.

20) Students of three different classes appeared in exam. Pass average of

20 students of first class was 60%, pass average of 30 students of second
class was 70% and pass average of 40 students of third class was 80%

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 then what will be the approximate pass average of all students of three
classes?
a) 62%
b) 66%
c) 72%
d) 76%
e) None
Option C
Solution:
Sum of pass students of first, second and third class,
= (60% of 20) + (70% of 30)+ (80% of 40)
= 12+21+32 = 65
Total students appeared,
= 20+30+40 = 90
Pass average,
90…. 100
65 …. ? ==>72%(approx).

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