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201.	The average age of 120 members of a society is 60.7 years. By addition of 30 new members, the average age becomes 56.3 years. What is the averageÂ age (in years) of newly joined members?
A.	36.5
B.	37.2
C.	38.3
D.	38.7
Answer» E.

Discussion

202.	The arithmetic mean of four distinct numbers is 90. If the greatest of the four numbers is 120, what is the maximum possible value of the range of the set of four numbers?_x005F_x000D_
A.	115
B.	117
C.	116
D.	118
Answer» C. 116

Discussion

203.	Sripad has scored average of 65 marks in three objects. In no subjects has he secured less than 58 marks. He has secured more marks in Maths than other two subjects. What could be his maximum score in Maths ?
A.	79
B.	77
C.	76
D.	73
Answer» B. 77

Discussion

204.	Starting with 8000 workers, the company increases the number of workers by 5%, 10% and 20% at the end of first, second and third year respectively. The number of workers in the fourth yearwas
A.	10188
B.	11088
C.	11008
D.	11808
Answer» C. 11008

Discussion

205.	Seven friends spent Rs 14 each on a project and the eighth friend spent Rs 21 more than the average expenditure of all eight of them. What is theÂ amount of total money (in Rs) spent by them?
A.	133
B.	136
C.	141
D.	155
Answer» C. 141

Discussion

206.	Seven years ago, the average age of A, B and C was 51 years. If A is 3 years older than B and B is 3 years older then C then the present ages of A, B and C are ( in year)
A.	61, 58 and 55
B.	54, 51, and 48
C.	55, 58, and 61
D.	48, 51 and 54
Answer» B. 54, 51, and 48

Discussion

207.	Rita buys 5 sarees at an average cost of Rs 2250. If she buys three more sarees at an average cost of Rs 2750, what will be the average (in Rs) of all theÂ sarees she buys?
A.	2437.5
B.	2500
C.	2450
D.	2332.5
Answer» B. 2500

Discussion

208.	Samit was given some money to take care of his travel during a 6-day sales drive he had to undertake. However, he had to increase his stay by another 4 days and as a result his average daily travel allowance went down by Rs. 56. What was the amount that was sanctioned to him in the beginning?
A.	Rs.336
B.	Rs.560
C.	Rs.840
D.	Rs.420
Answer» D. Rs.420

Discussion

209.	P, Q, R, S, T and U are six consecutive odd numbers and their average is 52. What is the product of P and U ?
A.	2212
B.	2154
C.	2349
D.	2679
Answer» E.

Discussion

210.	Out of the five subjects, the average marks of Suman in first 3 Subjects was 81 and the average marks in the last 3 subjects was 74. If her marks in the third subject was 65, then what was her average marks in all the subjects?_x005F_x000D_
A.	75_x005F_x000D_
B.	76_x005F_x000D_
C.	79_x005F_x000D_
D.	80
Answer» E.

Discussion

211.	Out of three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of the three numbers is 56, what will be the sum of the highest number and the lowest number?
A.	120
B.	160
C.	80
D.	60
Answer» B. 160

Discussion

212.	Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs. 30 each for their meals. The ninth one spentÂ Rs. 20 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent byÂ all of them was :
A.	Rs. 292.50
B.	Rs. 297.50
C.	Rs. 298
D.	Rs. 298.50
Answer» B. Rs. 297.50

Discussion

213.	Out of the five integral numbers C is the average of A and D. Â B is greater than C and less than D.Also B is the average of A and E . The middle most number in the sequence
A.	A
B.	B
C.	C
D.	D
Answer» C. C

Discussion

214.	One diagonal of a rhombus is half the other. If the length of the side of the rhombus is 20 cm, what is the area of the rhombus?
A.	320 sq cm
B.	160 sq cm
C.	240 sq cm
D.	360 sq cm
Answer» B. 160 sq cm

Discussion

215.	Of the three numbers, the average of the first number and the second number is 37 more than the average of second number and third number. What is the difference between the first and the third number?
A.	74
B.	73
C.	37
D.	cannot be determined
Answer» B. 73

Discussion

216.	On a schoolâ€™s Annual day sweets were to be equally distributed amongst 112 children. But on that particular day, 32 children were absent. Thus the remaining children got 6 extra sweets. How many sweets was each child originally supposed to get ?
A.	14
B.	16
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

217.	Of the four numbers whose average is 91, the first is 3/10 times the sum of other three. The first number is:
A.	126
B.	56
C.	168
D.	84
Answer» E.

Discussion

218.	Of the four numbers, whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum of the last three. The first number is :
A.	17
B.	29
C.	36
D.	48
Answer» E.

Discussion

219.	Of the following, which is greater than Â½ ?_x005F_x000D_ Indicate ALL such fractions.
A.	44318
B.	44381
C.	44443
D.	44505
Answer» C. 44443

Discussion

220.	Of the 5 subjects, the average marks of Rakesh in first 3 Subjects was 79 and the average marks in the last 3 subjects was 86. If his marks in theÂ third subject was 80, then what was his average marks in all the 5 subjects?
A.	81
B.	82
C.	83
D.	85
Answer» D. 85

Discussion

221.	Of the 5 numbers whose average is 72, the first is 1/8 times the sum of other 4. The first number is _____.
A.	60
B.	26
C.	40
D.	80
Answer» D. 80

Discussion

222.	Of the 3 numbers whose average is 40, the first is 1/3 rd the sum of other 2. What is the first number?
A.	20
B.	50
C.	25
D.	30
Answer» E.

Discussion

223.	Of the 3 numbers whose average is 112, the first is 3/13 times the sum of other 2. The first number is _____.
A.	63
B.	95
C.	42
D.	126
Answer» B. 95

Discussion

224.	Nine students of a class contribute a certain sum of money. Seven of them gave Rs. 50 each and the other two gave respectively Rs. 50 and Rs. 90 more than the others. The average contribution of the class of 9 students is
A.	Rs. 70
B.	Rs. 50
C.	Rs. 100
D.	Rs. 120
Answer» B. Rs. 50

Discussion

225.	Navaneet has thrice the money Poonam has and Poonam has 25% more money than Hebah. If the average money of the three is Rs. 350, What is the amount that Navaneet has ?
A.	Rs. 175
B.	Rs. 220.75
C.	Rs. 218.55
D.	Rs. 656.25
Answer» E.

Discussion

226.	Mean temperature of a city for a week is 28 deg C. If the mean temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is 27.5 deg C and the mean temperature for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday is 29 deg C, the temperature recorded for Thursday is_x005F_x000D_
A.	30 deg C
B.	29 deg C
C.	31 deg C
D.	28 deg C
Answer» B. 29 deg C

Discussion

227.	Mahesh buys 3 shirts at an average price of Rs 1250. If he buys 2 more shirts at an average price of Rs 1450 what will be the average price (in Rs) of allÂ the 5 shirts he buys?
A.	1370
B.	1330
C.	1310
D.	1390
Answer» C. 1310

Discussion

228.	It costs Rs. p each to send the first thousand messsages and Rs. q to send each subsequent one . If r is greater than 1,000, how many Rupees will it cost to send r messages ?
A.	1000 (r - p) + pq
B.	1000 p + qr
C.	1000 (r - q) + pr
D.	1000(p - q) + qr
Answer» E.

Discussion

229.	In the first 45 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 5.8 runs per over. What is the required run rate in the remaining overs to reach the target ofÂ 295 runs?
A.	6.9
B.	6.8
C.	6.7
D.	6.6
Answer» C. 6.7

Discussion

230.	In the first 43 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 5 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 7 overs to reach the target of 285Â runs?
A.	10.6
B.	11.2
C.	10
D.	9.4
Answer» D. 9.4

Discussion

231.	In the first 40 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 4.8 runs/over. What is the required run rate in the remaining 10 overs to reach the target of 241Â runs?
A.	6.7
B.	6.5
C.	6.3
D.	4.9
Answer» E.

Discussion

232.	In the first 39 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.6 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 11 overs to reach the target of 252 runs?
A.	7.2
B.	5.7
C.	6.3
D.	6.6
Answer» E.

Discussion

233.	In the first 38 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.5 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 12 overs to reach the target ofÂ 288 runs?
A.	10.35
B.	10.95
C.	9.75
D.	9.15
Answer» D. 9.15

Discussion

234.	In the first 36 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.3 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 14 overs to reach the target ofÂ 271 runs?
A.	8.9
B.	9.5
C.	8.3
D.	7.7
Answer» D. 7.7

Discussion

235.	In the first 32 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 7.2 runs/over. What is the required run rate in the remaining 18 overs to reach the target of 297 runs?
A.	4.3
B.	4.9
C.	3.1
D.	3.7
Answer» E.

Discussion

236.	In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but leas than 72 kg. His brother does not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all of them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of diferent probable weights of Arun ?
A.	55.5 kg
B.	66.5 kg
C.	77.5 kg
D.	88.5 kg
Answer» C. 77.5 kg

Discussion

237.	In an NGO the daily average wages of 20 illiterate employees is decreased from Rs.25 to Rs.10, thus the average salary of Â all the literate and illiterate Â employees is decreased Rs.10 per day. The No. of educated employees working in the NGO is :
A.	15
B.	20
C.	10
D.	Data Insufficient
Answer» D. Data Insufficient

Discussion

238.	In an exam, the avarage marks obtained by John in English, Maths, Hindi and Drawing were 50. His average marks in Maths, Science, Social Studies andÂ Craft were 70. If the average marks in all seven subjects is 58, his score in maths was
A.	50
B.	52
C.	60
D.	74
Answer» E.

Discussion

239.	In an examination, a pupil's average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination ?
A.	8
B.	9
C.	10
D.	11
Answer» E.

Discussion

240.	In a village the average age of n people is 42 years. But after the verification it was found that the age of a person had been Â considered 20 years less than the actual age, so the new average, after the correction,increased by 1. The value of n is :
A.	21
B.	20
C.	22
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 22

Discussion

241.	In a school , 391 boys and 323 girls haveÂ been divided into the largest possible equal classes , soÂ that each class of boys numbers the same as each classÂ of girls . What is the number of classes ?
A.	23
B.	19
C.	44
D.	17
Answer» E.

Discussion

242.	In a mixture of three varities of oils , the ratio of their weight is 4 : 5 : 8. If 5 kg of oils of the first variety, 10 kg of the second variety and some quantity of oils of the third variety are added to the mixture, the ratio of the weights of three varieties of oils becomes as 5 : 7 : 9 in the final mixture, find the quantity of third variety of oil was ?
A.	15 kg
B.	25 kg
C.	35 kg
D.	45 kg
Answer» E.

Discussion

243.	In a particular week the average number of people who visited the Park is 40. IfÂ we exclude the holidays then the average is increased by 16. Further if weÂ excludeÂ also the day on which the maximum number of 112 people visited the Park,Â then theÂ average becomes 42. The number of holidays in the week is
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» C. 3

Discussion

244.	In a one day match of 50 overs in an innings the team A had a run rate of 5.3 runs per over. Team B is playing and 5 overs are left and the required run rateÂ to tie the match is 7.2 per over to match the score of Team A. What is team B's score?
A.	265
B.	238
C.	254
D.	229
Answer» E.

Discussion

245.	In a one day match of 50 overs in an innings the Team A had a run rate of 6.1 runs per over. Team B is playing and 10 overs are left and the required run rate to tie the match is 6.5 per over. What is Team B's score now?
A.	235
B.	230
C.	240
D.	225
Answer» D. 225

Discussion

246.	In a mens hostel, there were 95 students. To accommodate 30 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.500. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now ?
A.	Rs. 4680
B.	Rs. 4420
C.	Rs. 4960
D.	Rs. 5480
Answer» B. Rs. 4420

Discussion

247.	In a marriage party 32% are women, 54% are men and there are 196 children. How many men are there in the marriage party?
A.	756
B.	448
C.	332
D.	324
Answer» B. 448

Discussion

248.	In a match, average of runs scored by 7 players is 53. If the runs scored by 6 players are 121, 40, 26, 56, 37 and 48, then how many runs did the 7th player scored?
A.	26
B.	37
C.	43
D.	48
Answer» D. 48

Discussion

249.	In a cricket match, the scores of the players are considered such that coefficient of variation of scores is 16 and mean is 25 then the variance is_x005F_x000D_
A.	12
B.	8
C.	16
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

250.	In a match of 50 overs, team Aâ€™s average runs for first thirty overs was 4.5 runs/over while for the remaining 20 overs the average was 5.5 runs/over. Team B chased the target and lost by 10 runs. Find the average runs per over scored by team B. (team B played all the 50 overs).
A.	4.4
B.	5.2
C.	4.7
D.	4.6
Answer» D. 4.6

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

The average age of 120 members of a society is 60.7 years. By addition of 30 new members, the average age becomes 56.3 years. What is the averageÂ age (in years) of newly joined members?

The arithmetic mean of four distinct numbers is 90. If the greatest of the four numbers is 120, what is the maximum possible value of the range of the set of four numbers?_x005F_x000D_

Sripad has scored average of 65 marks in three objects. In no subjects has he secured less than 58 marks. He has secured more marks in Maths than other two subjects. What could be his maximum score in Maths ?

Starting with 8000 workers, the company increases the number of workers by 5%, 10% and 20% at the end of first, second and third year respectively. The number of workers in the fourth yearwas

Seven friends spent Rs 14 each on a project and the eighth friend spent Rs 21 more than the average expenditure of all eight of them. What is theÂ amount of total money (in Rs) spent by them?

Seven years ago, the average age of A, B and C was 51 years. If A is 3 years older than B and B is 3 years older then C then the present ages of A, B and C are ( in year)

Rita buys 5 sarees at an average cost of Rs 2250. If she buys three more sarees at an average cost of Rs 2750, what will be the average (in Rs) of all theÂ sarees she buys?

Samit was given some money to take care of his travel during a 6-day sales drive he had to undertake. However, he had to increase his stay by another 4 days and as a result his average daily travel allowance went down by Rs. 56. What was the amount that was sanctioned to him in the beginning?

P, Q, R, S, T and U are six consecutive odd numbers and their average is 52. What is the product of P and U ?

Out of the five subjects, the average marks of Suman in first 3 Subjects was 81 and the average marks in the last 3 subjects was 74. If her marks in the third subject was 65, then what was her average marks in all the subjects?_x005F_x000D_

Out of three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of the three numbers is 56, what will be the sum of the highest number and the lowest number?

Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs. 30 each for their meals. The ninth one spentÂ Rs. 20 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent byÂ all of them was :

Out of the five integral numbers C is the average of A and D. Â B is greater than C and less than D.Also B is the average of A and E . The middle most number in the sequence

One diagonal of a rhombus is half the other. If the length of the side of the rhombus is 20 cm, what is the area of the rhombus?

Of the three numbers, the average of the first number and the second number is 37 more than the average of second number and third number. What is the difference between the first and the third number?

On a schoolâ€™s Annual day sweets were to be equally distributed amongst 112 children. But on that particular day, 32 children were absent. Thus the remaining children got 6 extra sweets. How many sweets was each child originally supposed to get ?

Of the four numbers whose average is 91, the first is 3/10 times the sum of other three. The first number is:

Of the four numbers, whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum of the last three. The first number is :

Of the following, which is greater than Â½ ?_x005F_x000D_ Indicate ALL such fractions.

Of the 5 subjects, the average marks of Rakesh in first 3 Subjects was 79 and the average marks in the last 3 subjects was 86. If his marks in theÂ third subject was 80, then what was his average marks in all the 5 subjects?

Of the 5 numbers whose average is 72, the first is 1/8 times the sum of other 4. The first number is _____.

Of the 3 numbers whose average is 40, the first is 1/3 rd the sum of other 2. What is the first number?

Of the 3 numbers whose average is 112, the first is 3/13 times the sum of other 2. The first number is _____.

Nine students of a class contribute a certain sum of money. Seven of them gave Rs. 50 each and the other two gave respectively Rs. 50 and Rs. 90 more than the others. The average contribution of the class of 9 students is

Navaneet has thrice the money Poonam has and Poonam has 25% more money than Hebah. If the average money of the three is Rs. 350, What is the amount that Navaneet has ?

Mean temperature of a city for a week is 28 deg C. If the mean temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is 27.5 deg C and the mean temperature for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday is 29 deg C, the temperature recorded for Thursday is_x005F_x000D_

Mahesh buys 3 shirts at an average price of Rs 1250. If he buys 2 more shirts at an average price of Rs 1450 what will be the average price (in Rs) of allÂ the 5 shirts he buys?

It costs Rs. p each to send the first thousand messsages and Rs. q to send each subsequent one . If r is greater than 1,000, how many Rupees will it cost to send r messages ?

In the first 45 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 5.8 runs per over. What is the required run rate in the remaining overs to reach the target ofÂ 295 runs?

In the first 43 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 5 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 7 overs to reach the target of 285Â runs?

In the first 40 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 4.8 runs/over. What is the required run rate in the remaining 10 overs to reach the target of 241Â runs?

In the first 39 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.6 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 11 overs to reach the target of 252 runs?

In the first 38 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.5 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 12 overs to reach the target ofÂ 288 runs?

In the first 36 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 4.3 runs/over. Calculate the required run rate in the remaining 14 overs to reach the target ofÂ 271 runs?

In the first 32 overs of a cricket match, the run rate was 7.2 runs/over. What is the required run rate in the remaining 18 overs to reach the target of 297 runs?

In an NGO the daily average wages of 20 illiterate employees is decreased from Rs.25 to Rs.10, thus the average salary of Â all the literate and illiterate Â employees is decreased Rs.10 per day. The No. of educated employees working in the NGO is :

In an exam, the avarage marks obtained by John in English, Maths, Hindi and Drawing were 50. His average marks in Maths, Science, Social Studies andÂ Craft were 70. If the average marks in all seven subjects is 58, his score in maths was

In an examination, a pupil's average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination ?

In a village the average age of n people is 42 years. But after the verification it was found that the age of a person had been Â considered 20 years less than the actual age, so the new average, after the correction,increased by 1. The value of n is :

In a school , 391 boys and 323 girls haveÂ been divided into the largest possible equal classes , soÂ that each class of boys numbers the same as each classÂ of girls . What is the number of classes ?

In a one day match of 50 overs in an innings the team A had a run rate of 5.3 runs per over. Team B is playing and 5 overs are left and the required run rateÂ to tie the match is 7.2 per over to match the score of Team A. What is team B's score?

In a one day match of 50 overs in an innings the Team A had a run rate of 6.1 runs per over. Team B is playing and 10 overs are left and the required run rate to tie the match is 6.5 per over. What is Team B's score now?

In a mens hostel, there were 95 students. To accommodate 30 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.500. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now ?

In a marriage party 32% are women, 54% are men and there are 196 children. How many men are there in the marriage party?

In a match, average of runs scored by 7 players is 53. If the runs scored by 6 players are 121, 40, 26, 56, 37 and 48, then how many runs did the 7th player scored?

In a cricket match, the scores of the players are considered such that coefficient of variation of scores is 16 and mean is 25 then the variance is_x005F_x000D_

In a match of 50 overs, team Aâ€™s average runs for first thirty overs was 4.5 runs/over while for the remaining 20 overs the average was 5.5 runs/over. Team B chased the target and lost by 10 runs. Find the average runs per over scored by team B. (team B played all the 50 overs).