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Q1 :

A man plants his orchard with 5625 trees, and arranges them so that there are as many rows as there are trees in a row; how many rows are there?

A
  

85

B
  

55

C
  

65

D
  

75

View Answer
Correct Answer: D

75

Description:

Number of rows =5625=75=sqrt{5625} = 75

Q2 :

The average of 6 observation is 12. A new seventh observation is included and the new average is decreased by 1. The seventh observation is

A
  

8

B
  

7

C
  

6

D
  

5

View Answer
Correct Answer: D

5

Description:

Seventh observation =7×116×12=5= 7 times 11 - 6 times 12 = 5

Q3 :

The average income of A for 15 days is Rs. 70. The average for the first five days is Rs. 60 and that for the last nine days is Rs. 80. His income for the sixth days is

A
  

Rs. 30

B
  

Rs. 60

C
  

Rs. 80

D
  

Rs. 40

View Answer
Correct Answer: A

Rs. 30

Description:

15+ Rs. 70(5× Rs. 60+9× Rs. 80)= Rs. 3015 + text{ Rs. } 70 - (5 times text{ Rs. } 60 + 9 times text{ Rs. } 80 ) = text{ Rs. } 30

Q4 :

If 9 girls can prepare 135 garlands in 3 hours, then the number of girls needed to prepare 270 garlands in one hour will be

A
  

27

B
  

18

C
  

36

D
  

54

View Answer
Correct Answer: D

54

Description:

The required number of girls =9×270×3135=54= frac{9 times 270 times 3}{135} = 54

Q5 :

The average of 10 number is 7. If each number is multiplied by 12, then the average of new set of numbers is:

A
  

82

B
  

48

C
  

78

D
  

84

View Answer
Correct Answer: D

84

Description:

Given

a+b+c+....+j10=7frac{a + b + c + .... + j}{10} = 7

a+b+c+....+j=70Rightarrow a + b + c + .... + j = 70

After multiplying by 12 in each term average

=70×1210=84= frac{70 times 12}{10} = 84

Q6 :

The average weight of a group of 150 students in a class is 60 kg. If the mean of weights of all the 50 male students in the class is 70 kg, then the average weight of 100 girls in the class is:

A
  

65 kg

B
  

50 kg

C
  

60 kg

D
  

55 kg

View Answer
Correct Answer: D

55 kg

Description:

The average weight of 100 girls = total weight100frac{text{total weight}}{100}

=150×6050×70100=frac{150 times 60 - 50 times 70}{100}

=55

Q7 :

The average temperature calculated from data for Monday through Wednesday is 36°C. However, when data for Thursday is included, the average increases by 1°C. What was the temperature recorded on Thursday?

A
  

37°C

B
  

38°C

C
  

39°C

D
  

40°C

View Answer
Correct Answer: D

40°C

Description:

Average of temperature from Monday to Wednesday = 36°C.
Total of temperature Monday to Wednesday = 36 ×times 3 = 108°C
Average temperature Monday to Thursday = 37°C
Total of temperature Monday to Thursday = 37 ×times 4 = 148°C
therefore Temperature of Thursday = 148 — 108 = 40°C

Q8 :

A team of 8 persons participated in shooting competition. The best shooter scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, then the average score would have been 84. How many points entire team scored ?

A
  

665

B
  

672

C
  

695

D
  

None of the Above

View Answer
Correct Answer: A

665

Description:

Let the total score of 7 other person in the team =7x= 7x,
Given if best shooter had scored 92 points then average =7x+928=84=frac{7x + 92}{8} = 84
7x=672927x=580begin{aligned} Rightarrow 7x &= 672 - 92 Rightarrow 7x &= 580 end{aligned}
If the best shooter scored 85 points, then points scored by entire team
=7x+85=580+85=665begin{aligned} &= 7x + 85 &=580 + 85 =665 end{aligned}

Q9 :

The average of four consecutive odd natural numbers is 26. The largest of these numbers will be—

A
  

35

B
  

31

C
  

29

D
  

27

View Answer
Correct Answer: C

29

Description:

Let the four consecutive odd natural numbers are x,x+2,x+4 x, x+2, x+4 and x+6x+6

thereforeSum of the four no. = 26 ×times 4

x+x+2+x+4+x+6=1044x+12=1044x=10412x=924x=23begin{aligned} x+x+2+x+4+x+6 &= 104 4x + 12 &= 104 4x &= 104 - 12 x &= frac{92}{4} x &= 23 end{aligned}

therefore The largest no. is = 23 + 6 = 29

Q10 :

The average of 5 numbers is 8 and the average of last 3 numbers is 6. The average of first two numbers will be—

A
  

9

B
  

10

C
  

11

D
  

None of the above

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Correct Answer: C

11

Description:

The total of 5 numbers =8×5=40= 8 times 5 = 40

Therefore the total of last 3 numbers =3×6=18= 3 times 6 =18

and the total of first two numbers =4018=22= 40 - 18 = 22

And, average of first two numbers =222=11= frac{22}{2} = 11

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