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General Aptitude PDF: Quick Tips & Tricks for Fast Calculations

The document contains various mathematical problems and solutions related to averages, expenditures, and mixtures. It includes examples of calculating average scores, ages, and costs, as well as applying the alligation rule for mixtures. The problems are presented in a step-by-step format with solutions provided for clarity.

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General Aptitude PDF: Quick Tips & Tricks for Fast Calculations

The document contains various mathematical problems and solutions related to averages, expenditures, and mixtures. It includes examples of calculating average scores, ages, and costs, as well as applying the alligation rule for mixtures. The problems are presented in a step-by-step format with solutions provided for clarity.

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Soln. Soln, Average RES TaeS ‘There were 35 students in # hostel, Duc to the admission of 7 new students the expenses of the mess were increased by Rs. 42 per day while the average expenditure per hand diminished by Rs. 1. The osiginalexpen- diture of he mess was (a) 45018 (b) 3208s (©) 5501s (@)420rs Let original average expenditure = xs then original expenditure for 35 students = 3Sxrs. After admission of7 new students average expenditure = (x~ 1) rs hence total expenditure = 42(x—1)s5 42(x-1)-35x=42 42x—A2~35x= 42 =84=> =x then original expenditure = 35 x 12= 420 rs 9 persons went toa hotel for taking their meal. Bight ofthe spent 12 cs each on their meas andthe ninth spent 81s. more than the average expenditure ofall the time. What was the total money spent by them (a) 115rs (b) 1168s. (@) 117rs (1181s Let the average expenditure to all ofthern= x35, then total expenditure is . Now, 12x8 + (x + 8) = 9x ‘3 ‘h if ie 96+ xt B= O¥ Y eae @o O) 1S se (@)O Average of 20 number = 0 ‘Therefore, sum of 20 numbers = 0220 = ‘Then it is possible that 19. ‘of these umber may/be positive iftheir sum is: uli 20th negetive numiber. ‘The captainofacricket team of L1 members is26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 yrs older. the ages ofthese two are excluded, the average ages of maining player is one Year ess than the average age of the whole tearm. What is the average age ofthe team? (923 yes (b) 24 yrs (O25 yrs (@) none ofthese Let the average age of whole team=x yrs then totalage= ILx yrs. ‘Now, after excluding 2 player the average age ~ (x1) hence, total age =9(-1) yrs Now, 11x~(26+29)=9(x~1) Acar owner buys petrol at 750s, 8 1s and 8.50 rs perlite for three sucessive years. What approximately is the average cos per litre ofthe petroifhe spends Rs, 400 each year @) 7.9808 O8s (©8508 (9rs “Tal quantity of petrol consumed in3 yrs 4000 , 4000 , 4000)... 76700 (Se 8 85 = fs totalamount spend =3%4000 = 1200018 Aver Soin. Soln, Sotn. Soln, Satn. Soln, Soin, Soln. 12000 _ 120005 Hence, average cost 76700" gera "7-287 15 ‘The average of numbers i and the average of three of these is the average of remaining hreeisz. Then (xayte (b) 2x=y+z (© x=2y+2z —— @noneofthese Let the numbers are 4,50,.5, 04,05. tree, HEEL 3 Gtatatata,+a,=6r a sat tata, oe => ata,ta=3y, atata=3z hence, 3p +3z=6r, y+2=2x Ofthe 3 numbers, the average ofthe first and seconds greater than the average of second and third by 15. ‘What is the difference between the frst snd the third ofthe three nutmbet (is (45 8 (@rone ofthese ‘Let the numbers area, a, and Ifmean ofa, band cis Mand (ab + be + ea) 0, then mean of @, band cis @ome (&) 3M (M (@)none of these (atb+c) =a? +B tche2 (abla be Hea} > @ebbic=(atbte) -2(ab+be+ca) Now, mean ofa, 6, cis M atb+e 3 then, a? +B? +c? =(3M)'-2x0=9M* =M => atb+ hence, abe 9M? then mean of a” +8" +e : 1 M,N, O, Pand Qare 5 consecutive integers and the average ofthese 5 numbers is less than 7-4 of M. Then ‘hich of the following option is correct. (@)Mispositive _(b) Misnegative __(c) Miseven (d) Data inconsistent Since, M,N, O, Pand Q are positive integers. So, O is the average of these 5 numbers. And for O tobe tess than M, Mimust be greatest term in the A.P. hence, N= (M-1) ,O= (M-2), P= (M-3) and Q= (M-4) Average M-I+M-24+M—3+M—4_5M-10 Hence, average of M,N, O Pani Q= M#MCIM= 24 Ma34M—A_3M—10 yy Now, (M~2)< Mt 24M -8

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