Average (SSC) (Part-5)

Total Questions: 50

31. Find the average of 3²⁰, 3³⁰, 3⁴⁰. [Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift-3)]

Correct Answer: (d) (3¹⁹ + 3²⁹ + 3³⁹)
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32. For the past five months, a merchant has made sales of Rs.6,435, Rs.6,927, Rs.6,855, Rs.7,230 and Rs.6,562. What amount of sales does he need in the sixth month to achieve an average sale of Rs.6,500? [Higher Secondary 01/08/2022 (Shift-3)]

Correct Answer: (b) Rs.4,991
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33. A student obtained 72 marks in Biology, 84 marks in Hindi, 91 marks in Mathematics, 80 marks in Science and 73 marks in English (out of 100). Find his average marks. [Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift-4)]

Correct Answer: (d) 80
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34. The average of X and Y is 10X. What is the value of Y? [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 19X
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35. The average of six consecutive odd numbers is 26. Find the difference between the largest and the smallest of these numbers. [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 10
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36. The average of a set of 20 numbers is P. If one of the numbers from the set is replaced with 58, then the average becomes (P - 2). What is the value of the number that is replaced? [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 98
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37. The average of the runs scored by 8 players in an innings is 55. If the runs scored by 7 of these players in the innings are 25, 35, 45, 60, 65, 60 and 80, then how many runs are scored by the 8th player in that innings? [SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 70
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38. The current average age of a family of five members is 24. If the present age of the youngest member in the family is 8 years, what was the average age of the family members just before the birth of this youngest member? [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 20 years
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39. The average of 47 consecutive natural numbers is 99. What is the largest number among these numbers? [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 122
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40. The average of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 33. What is the product of the smallest and the largest of these five numbers? [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 1073
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