Average (SSC) (Part-6)

Total Questions: 50

1. The average of eight consecutive odd numbers is 16. If the odd number which is immediately preceding the smallest of the given eight odd numbers is also included, then what will be the new average? [SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 15
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2. There are two numbers such that the first number is 5 times of the second number. If the difference between the first and the second numbers is 120, then what is the average of these two numbers? [SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 90
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3. The average of a set of 15 numbers is 41. Five numbers 21, 24, 39, 47 and 97 are removed from the above set. What will be the average of the remaining 10 numbers? [SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 38.7
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4. In the first 20 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 2.4 per over. What should be the run rate in the remaining 30 overs to be reach a target of 308 runs? [Give your answer correct to one decimal place] [SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 8.7
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5. There are two numbers such that the first number is twice the second number. If their average is 30, then what is the positive difference between the two numbers? [SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 20
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6. Visitors to a show were charged ₹10 each on the first day, ₹5 on the second day and ₹2 on the third day and the total attendance on the three days was in the ratio 15 : 2 : 3. What is the average charge per person for the visitors to the show on the three days taken together? [SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹8.30
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7. The average of 12 numbers is M and the average of 8 of these numbers is P. If the average of remaining numbers is N. Then which of the following options is correct? [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 3M=2P+N
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8. Out of a total of 9 books arranged in a particular order, the mean of the number of pages in the first 5 books is 430, the mean of the number of pages in the last 5 books is 380 and the number of pages in all the 9 books is 400. [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 450
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9. The average of 8 consecutive integers is 27/2​. What is the average of the largest four of these integers? [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 15.5
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10. The average marks scored by F₁​ and F₂​ is 40 more than the average marks scored by F₂ and F₃​. If the marks scored by F₃ is 90, then what is the marks obtained by F₁? [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 170
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