SSC BASIC CIRCLE

DAY - 08
Average - I

Average-I

See the position of the average on the number line:

INTRODUCTION:

• Average of two or more numbers/quantities is

called the mean of these numbers, which is given by
𝐒𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
Average(A)=𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔/𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 You can see that the average is the mid-point of the
400 and 700 on the number line.
Now suppose that you purchased one book of
1. AVERAGE OF SOME IMPORTANT SERIES OF
quant and two books of reasoning. One of
NUMBERS
reasoning books for yourself and other book of
(𝑛+1)
reasoning for your friend then average cost price of
• Average of first n natural numbers = 2 the three books
• Average of first n odd natural numbers = n 700+400+400
= = 500
3
• Average of first n even natural numbers = (𝑛 + 1)
• Average of squares of first n natural numbers =
(𝑛+1)(2𝑛+1) 3.WEIGHTED AVERAGE
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• Average of squares of first n odd natural numbers =
If we have two or more groups of numbers whose
(2𝑛+1)(2𝑛−1)
3 individual averages are known, then combined
• Average of squares of first n even natural numbers average of all the numbers of all the groups is
2(𝑛+1)(2𝑛+1)
= known as Weighted Average. Thus if there are k
3
• Average of cubes of first n natural numbers = groups having number of numbers n1,n2,n3 ...nk
(𝑛 + 1) 2 with averages A1, A2, A3,….., Ak respectively; then
𝑛( )
2 weighted average,
• Average of cubes of first n odd natural numbers = 𝑛1 𝐴1 + 𝑛2 𝐴2 + ⋯ + 𝑛k 𝐴k
𝐴𝑊 =
𝑛(2𝑛2 − 1) 𝑛1 + 𝑛2 + 𝑛3 + ⋯ + 𝑛𝑘
• Average of cubes of first n even natural numbers =
2𝑛(𝑛 + 1)2 AVERAGES -1
• If the average of 'n1' numbers is a1 and the average
of 'n2' numbers is a2. then average of total numbers
𝑛1 𝑎1 +𝑛2 𝑎2
1. Find the average of the first 6 prime numbers.
n1 and n2= 3
𝑛1 +𝑛2 (a) 5 5
5
(b) 6 6
2.POSITION OF THE AVERAGE ON THE NUMBER 5
LINE (c) 5 6
3
(d) 6 5
Let us see the position of an average on the number
line: Suppose you purchased one book of Quant for 2. Find the average of the first 25 multiples of 5.
Rs. 700 and one book of reasoning for Rs. 400. The (a) 65
average cost of a quant's book and a reasoning book (b) 60
is (c) 75
700+400 (d) 80
= 550
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3. Find the average of the first 18 multiples of 6. 10. The average age of an adult class is 40 years. 12 new
(a) 75 students with an average age of 32 years joined the class,
(b) 57 thereby decreasing the average of the class by 4 years. What
(c) 67 was the original strength of the class?
(d) 76 (a) 10
4. If a, b, c, d and e are the five consecutive odd integers, find (b) 11
their average? (c) 12
(a) (a+4) (d) 15
𝑎𝑏𝑐𝑑𝑒
(b) 11. The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two numbers, namely
5
(c) 5(a+b+c+d+e) 45 and 55, are discarded, find the average of the remaining
(d) (a+8) numbers.
(a) 36.50
5. The average weight of a class having 52 students is 52 kg.
(b) 37.00
Find the total weight of the class.
(a) 2504 kg (c) 37.50
(b) 2708 kg (d) 37.52
(c) 2704 kg 12. In a class of 100 students, the mean mark obtained in a
(d) 2407 kg subject is 30 and in another class of 50 students the mean
6. The population of 6 villages is 803, 900, 1100, 1023, 945 marks obtained in the same subject is 60. What is the mean
and 980. What is the population of the seventh village if the marks obtained by the students of the two classes when
average population of the seven villages is 1000? taken together?
(a) 1249 (a) 30
(b) 1429 (b) 50
(c) 1428 (c) 40
(d) 1349 (d) 45

7. The average temperature of the first 3 days is 27° and of 13. The average score of a cricketer for 10 matches is 38.9
the next 3 days is 29°. If the average of the whole week is runs. If the average for the first 6 matches is 42, then find the
28.5°C, then what is the temperature of the last day? average for the last four matches.
(a) 31.5° (a) 34.52
(b) 10.5° (b) 43.25
(c) 21° (c) 34.25
(d) 42°
(d) 35
8. The average salary of 20 workers in an office is Rs. 1900 per
14. A student bought 4 books for Rs. 120 each from one book
month. If the manager’s salary is added, the average
shop and 6 books for Rs. 150 each from another. What was
becomes Rs. 2000 per month. What is the manager’s annual
the average price (in rupees) he paid for a book?
salary (in Rs.)?
(a) Rs. 27
(a) 24000
(b) Rs. 27.50
(b) 48000
(c) Rs. 135
(c) 45600
(d) None of these (d) Rs. 138

9. The average weight of 19 students was 25 kg. By the 15. A class has 20 boys and 30 girls. The average age of the
admission of a new student, the average weight is reduced to boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11 years. What is the
24.8 kg. What is the weight of the new student? average age of the whole class?
(a) 24.8 kg (a) 11.4 years
(b) 20.8 kg (b) 11.6 years
(c) 20.6 kg (c) 11.2 years
(d) 21 kg (d) 12 years

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16. The average height of 30 girls out of a class of 40 is 160 23. The average age of 34 boys in a class is 14 years. If the
cm and that of the remaining girls is 156 cm. What is the teacher’s age is included, the average age of the boys and the
average height of the whole class? teacher becomes 15 years. What is the teacher’s age?
(a) 159 cm (a) 48 years
(b) 160 cm (b) 46 years
(c) 159.5 cm (c) 49 years
(d) 160.5 cm
(d) 45 years
17. In a certain primary school, there are fifteen boys at the
24. The average of n numbers is x. If each of the numbers is
age of 12, sixteen at 15, and eighteen at 14 years. Find the
multiplied by (n−1), find the average of the new set of
average age of boys.
5 numbers.
(a) 13 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑥
7
3 (a) (𝑥 − 1)
(b) 15 7 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠
5
(b) (n − 1)x
(c) 15 7 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 (c) nx
3 𝑛
(d) 13 7 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 (d) 𝑛 − 1 𝑥

18. 30 horses are bought for Rs. 150000. The average cost of 25. The average of 40 numbers is 405. If each of the numbers
18 horses is Rs. 4500. What is the average cost of the is divided by 15, find the average of the new set of numbers.
remaining? (a) 27
(a) Rs. 5750
(b) 28
(b) Rs. 7550
(c) 21
(c) Rs. 5760
(d) 26
(d) Rs. 4750

19. The average weight of 8 persons increases by 1.5 kg. If a

ANSWER KEY:
person weighing 65 kg is replaced by a new person, what
could be the weight of the new person?
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c)
(a) 76 kg
(b) 77 kg 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (c)
(c) 76.5 kg
(d) Data inadequate 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (a)

20. The average age of 24 students and the class teacher is 16 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
years. If the class teacher’s age is excluded, the average
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (A)
reduces by 1 year. What is the age of the class teacher?
(a) 50 years
(b) 45 years HOME WORK
(c) 40 years
(d) Data inadequate 1. The average of eight successive numbers is 6.5. Find the
21. The average of 15 numbers is 25. If 5 is added to each average of the smallest and the greatest numbers among
given number, what will be the new average? them.
(a) 20 (a) 4
(b) 30 (b) 6.5
(c) 25 (c) 7.5
(d) Data inadequate (d) 9

22. The average of x numbers is 3x. If (x−1) is subtracted from 2. The average of the first 100 positive integers is
each given number, what will be the new average? (a) 100
(a) 2x + 1 (b) 51
(b) 3(x−1) (c) 50.5
(c) 2x − 1
(d) 49.5
(d) Data inadequate

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3. The average of 5 consecutive positive integers is n. If the 9. The average weight of 40 children of a class is 36.2 kg.
next two integers are also included, the average of all these When three more children with weights 42.3 kg, 39.7 kg and
integers will 39.5 kg join the class, find the average weight of 43 children
(a) increase by 1.5 in the class.
(b) increase by 1 (a) 39.2 kg
(c) remain the same (b) 36.5 kg
(c) 38.35 kg
(d) increase by 2
(d) 37.3 kg
4. Of the three numbers whose average is 60, the first is one-
10. A man purchased 50 story books for his library. But he saw
fourth of the sum of the others. Find the first number.
that he could get 14 more books by spending Rs. 76 more and
(a) 30
the average price per book would be reduced by Rs 1. The
(b) 36 average price of each book he bought was.
(c) 42 (a) 15
(d) 45 (b) 10
(c) 25
5. The average monthly income of A and B is Rs. 14, 000, that
(d) 20
of B and C is Rs. 15, 600 and A and C is Rs. 14, 400. Find the
monthly income of C.
(a) Rs. 16, 000 ANSWER KEY:
(b) Rs. 15, 000
1.b 2.c 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.d 7.d 8.d 9.b 10.b
(c) Rs. 14, 000
(d) Rs. 15, 500

6. It is given that the average salary, per head, of all the

workers of an institution is Rs. 60; the average salary of 12
officers is Rs. 400; the average salary, per head, of the rest is
Rs. 56. Find the total number of workers in the institution.
(a) 1030
(b) 1035
(c) 1020
(d) 1032

7. B was born when A was 4 years 7 months old and C was

born when B was 3 years 4 months old. When C was 5 years
2 months old, what is the average age of A, B and C?
(a) 8 years 9 months
(b) 7 years 3 months
(c) 8 years 7 months
(d) 8 years 11 months

8. The average weight of a certain number of students in a

class is 55.5 kg. If 4 students with average weight 60 kg join
the class, then the average weight of all students in the class
increases by 360 g. The number of students in the class.
(a) 41
(b) 31
(c) 36
(d) 46

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