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Q 1.

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 & Explanation Answer: 11

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Q 2.

A certain factory employed 600 men and 400 women and the average wager was Rs. 25.50 per day, If a woman got Rs. 5 less than a man, then what are their daily wages ?

A)  m:25.50 w:27.50
B)  m:27.50 w:22.50
C)  m:26.50 w:27.50
D)  m: 24.50 w:26.50
Answer & Explanation Answer: m:27.50 w:22.50

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Q 3.

A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points, the team scored was ?

A)  665
B)  657
C)  658
D)  678
Answer & Explanation Answer: 665

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Q 4.

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

A)  Rs. 292.50
B)  Rs. 297.50
C)  Rs. 298
D)  Rs. 298.50
Answer & Explanation Answer: Rs. 292.50

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Q 5.

The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is ?

A)  20
B)  21
C)  23
D)  24
Answer & Explanation Answer: 21

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Q 6.

The average age of a husband and his wife was 23 years at the time of their marriage. After five years they have a one-year old child. The average age of the family now is ?

A)  25
B)  23
C)  19
D)  18
Answer & Explanation Answer: 19

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Q 7.

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 & Explanation Answer: 48

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Q 8.

A car owner buys petrol at Rs 7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per liter for three successive years. What approximately is the average cost per liter of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year ?

A)  6.23
B)  7.98
C)  8.97
D)  9.89
Answer & Explanation Answer: 7.98

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Q 9.

The average age of 8 men is increased by years when two of them whose ages are 21 years and 23 years are replaced by two new men. The average age of the two new men is ?

A)  20
B)  30
C)  40
D)  50
Answer & Explanation Answer: 30

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Q 10.

The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 48 degrees and for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 46 degrees. If the temperature on Monday was 42 degrees. Find the temperature on Friday ?

A)  34
B)  36
C)  38
D)  40
Answer & Explanation Answer: 34

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