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10.

The average attendance per week of a class of 21 during a week is 5. If the average
attendance per week of 20 of them during the week is 5.1 then the attendance of the
last one during the week will be
A.4 B. 5 C.3 D. 6
Solution: 215- 205.1= 105-102= 3
2. The average temperature of a week is 33 oC?. Average of first three days is 30 oC while of the
last three is 35 oC. What is the temperature of the fourth day?
A.33 B. 35 C.36 D.40
Solution: 337 =231 , 303= 90 , 353= 105 temperature at forth day: 231- ( 90+105)= 231-
195= 36
3.The average of goals scored for a match before final is 5. After the final this average is
decreased by 0.2. If 10 matches are played throughout the tournament then the goals scored in
final are:
A.2 B. 3 C.5 D.6
Solution: average for 10 matches;= 5-0.2= 4.8 , score for 10 matches= 4.810= 48,average for 9
matches= 95=45, so the score in final match= 48-45= 3

4. The average earning of a firm for first 6 months is Rs. 2100 per month. While for the last
two quarters is Rs. 6300 per Quarter. The net average income per month will be:
A. 1750 B. 3900 C. 25200 D. 2100

Solution: Income for last 8months= 26300= 12600, income for 1st 4 months= 42100= 8400
, income for whole year= 12600+ 8400= 21000. Average income = 21000/12= 1750

5. The average temperature for first 4 days i.e. Monday Thursday is 37.5C?. While for the last
4 days i.e. Thursday to Sunday is 30C?. If the temperature on Thursday is 30?C then the
average for the whole week will be:
A. 34.3 B. 35 C. 32.8 D. 37.4
Solution:
A+B+C+D= 37.54= 150, A+B+C+30=150 A+B+C= 120 , E+F+G+D= 304= 120, Average for whole
week = (120+120)/7= 240/7= 34.3
6. A team won 5 matches with the average margin of 32 runs. In next two matches they are
defeated by an average of 10 runs. The average margin for all the matches will be :
A. 20 B. 22 C. 25.7 D. 27
Solution: 532= 160 210= 20 score for 7 matches= 160- 20= 140 , average = 140/7= 20
7. The average salary of employees in a factory is Rs. 2200. All employees are divided in two
grades A and B having an average of Rs. 2450 and Rs. 1950 respectively. If grade A has 10
employees then how many employees have grade B:
A. 12 B. 16 C. 20 D. 10
Solution: let ybe the number of employees of grade B.
2200(y+10) = 245010+ 1950y
8. In a survey the average age was found to be 40 years. After correction the age of 100
people is increased from 35 to 50 years each. The new average is 50 years. The total
number of people surveyed are:

A. 50 B. 120

C. 150 D. 200

9. Average cost of 100 eggs is 2 rupees. It is lowered to 1.5 on buying an additional 100 eggs.
What is the difference of cost of additional 100 eggs and previously purchased 100 eggs.

A. Rs. 40 B. Rs. 50
C. Rs. 150 D. Rs. 100

10. The average income of a group of 3 men V W and X is 54 rupees. Another man Y joins their
group and the average now becomes 50 rupees. If another men Z Whose income is 5 more
than Y replaces V and average of W X Y and Z becomes 49. What is the income of V.
A. 47 B. 50

C. 54 D. 53
11. There were 40 members in a certain hostel. If 10 members are more admitted the
expenses of the mess was increased by Rs. 50 per month while the average
expenditure per head diminished by Rs.3. The original monthly expenses are:

A. Rs. 620 B. Rs.800

C. Rs. 700 D. Rs. 850

12. The average age of 6 men is increased by 3 years when two of them whose ages are 25 and
27 years are replaced by two men. The average age of two newcomers is:

A. 25 years B. 32 years

C. 30 years D. 35 years

13. The average weight of 20 students in a class is decreased by 500 grams when one of the
students who weights 40 kg is replaced by a new boy. The weight of the new boy is

A. 35 kg B. 40 kg

C. 30 kg D. 50 kg

14. The average expenditure of a man for the first 7 months is Rs. 130 and for the next 5
months is Rs. 140. He withdraws a sum of Rs.110 from his bank. His average monthly earning
is

A. Rs. 125 B. Rs. 145

C. Rs. 155 D. Rs. 120

15. The average age of a class of 60 boys which is 11.9 years is raised to 12 years by coming of a
new boy the age of the new boy is:

A. 27 years B. 23 years

C. 18 years D. 17 years

16. The average age of a class of 40 boys is 11.95 years. The average of the class is raised to 12
years by the coming of a new boy. How old is this new boy?

A. 7 years B. 9 years

C. 16 years D. 14 years

17. The average weight of a group of boys and girls is 37.5 kg. The average weight of the boys is
40 kg and that of girls is 35 kg. If the number of boys is 25 find the number of girls.
A. 12 B.25 C. 28 D. 21
18. Let X be the median and Y the mode of the following set of numbers: 15,60, 30, 40, 60 & 90.
What is the average (arithmetic mean) of X and Y.

A. 55 B. 50

C. 60 D. 52.5

19. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of the positive integers from 101 to 200 inclusive?

A. 150.5 B. 155

C. 145 D. 160.5

20. The average height of a class of 25 students is 4.4 feet. A student of height 5.7 feet is
newly enrolled. Find the new average.

A. 4.43 feet B. 4.45 feet

C. 4.31 feet D. 4.30 feet

21. If a pipe can fill a tank in 2 minutes & another in 40 minutes .How much time(nearly ) in
minutes is needed to fill the tank if both pipes are working together?

A. 90 B. 13
C. 75% D. 40
1. . if x:y = 1:3, then find the value of (7x+3y):(2x+y)
(a) 14:5 (b) 15:5 (c) 16:5 (d) 17:5
2. If it costs $90 to feed a family of 3 for one week, how much will it cost to feed a family of 5
for one week?
(a) $180.00 (b) $30.00 (c) $120.0 (d) $150.0

3. Brandon received $50 dollars for his paper route. He spent $20 dollars at the movies, and $10
dollars buying comic books then after buying $5 worth of popcorn, he saved the rest. What is
the ratio of the amount of money spent buying comic books and popcorn, to the amount that
saved?
(a) 10:5:15 (b) 15:15 (c) 1:1 (d) 2:1:3 (e) 1:2:3
4. In a school there are four boy scouts to every three girl scouts. If there are forty-two girl
scouts, how many boy scouts are there?
(a) 56 boy scouts (b) 56 girl scouts (c) 31.5 girl scouts (d) 31.5 boy scouts (e) 48 boys
5. On a triangle, each side measures 5 cm, 10 cm, and 30 cm, respectively. In lowest terms, find
the ratios of the lengths of the sides.
(a) 1:2:6 (b) :10:30 (c) 5:1:3 (d) 5/10/30 (e) none of these
6. A rectangle measures 20cm at its width and 5 cm at its length. Find the ratio of the length
to the width to the perimeter of the rectangle in lowest form.
(a) 1:4:10 (b) 4:1:10 (c) 5:20:50 (d) 20:5:50 (e) none of
these
7. To make green paint, Jack mixes yellow paint and blue paint in the ratio of three to two. If he
used twelve gallons of yellow paint, how much blue paint did he use?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8 (e) 12

8. A rectangle measures 40 cm at its length and 20 cm at its width. Find the ratio of the width
to the length in lowest form. Answer 1:2

9. 78 children attended a trip to the fair. 60 of them were girls. Find the ratio of the number of
girls to boys.

(a) 60:18 (b) 18:60 (c) 10:3 (d) 60:78 (e) 3:10

10. Johnny has a bag full of marbles that he keeps in his desk. He has 35 red marbles and 25 green
marbles. Find the ratio of red marbles to green marbles, and put it in its simplest form.

(a) 35:25 (b)7:5 (c) 25:35 (d) 5:7 (e) 6:5

11. Crystal mixed orange juice, fruit punch concentrate, and ginger ale in the ratio of 2:2:4 to
make a special drink. To make 4 liters, how much of each ingredient should she use?

A.2L orange, 2L punch, 4L ginger ale

B.8L orange, 8L punch, 16L ginger ale

C.2L orange, 1L punch, 1L ginger ale

D.1L orange, 1L punch, 2L ginger ale

12. The ratio 5:20 expressed as percent equals to

(a) 50 % (b) 125 % (c) 25 % (d) 75% (e) none of these


13. If the ratio a:b= 9:7 then a +b=
(a) 16 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 8 (e) none of these

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