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Arithmetic Questions and Answers Paper 282 - Skillgun
Arithmetic Questions and Answers Paper 282 - Skillgun
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A. 45.78
B. 39.55
C. 60.66
D. 70
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(C)
60.66
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Sum of given squares = 2² + 4² + 6² + 8² + 10² + 12²
= 2² * (1 + 2² + 3² + 4² + 5² + 6²)
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The average of first 77 odd numbers is
A. 51
B. 68.5
C. 77
D. 89.2
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77
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Sum of the first 77 odd numbers = 1+3+5+7+...+153
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The average of six numbers is 32. The average of three of these numbers is 29. The average of the rema
ining three numbers is:
A. 24
B. 35
C. 46
D. Data Inadequate
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35
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Total sum of remaining three (6*32 - 3*29) = 105.
= 35
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The average age of a class is 17.6 years. The average age of the boys in the class is 18.2 yrs while that
of the girls is 17.2 years. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?
A. 3:4
B. 3:2
C. 4:3
D. 2:3
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2:3
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Let the ratio is k : 1 .
or(18.2 - 17.6)k=(17.6-17.2)
or k=0.4/0.6= 2/3.
=2:3
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The average of ten numbers is 9. If each number is multiplied by 15, then the average of new set of numb
ers is :
A. 115
B. 125
C. 135
D. 145
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135
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Average of new set = (15 x 9)
= 135.
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Five years ago, the average age of A and B was 15 years. Average age of A, B and C today is 20 years.
How old will C be after 10 years?
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 50
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(A)
30
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(A + B), five years ago = (15 * 2) = 30 years.
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A man with his bike travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km per hour and returns at
30 km per hour. His average speed for the whole journey in km per hour is
A. 35
B. 37
C. 37.5
D. 40
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37.5
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Average speed = 2xy/(x + y) km/hr
= 2*50*30/(50 + 30)
= 37.5 km/hr
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Akhil has twice as much money as Sohan and Sohan has 50% more money than what Pankaj has. If the
average money with them is Rs 110, then Akhil has
A. Rs 55
B. Rs 60
C. Rs 90
D. Rs 180
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Rs 180
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Let Pankaj has Rs x
= Rs 3x/2
Akhil has 3x
x + (3x/2) + 3x = 110*3
=> x= 60
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The average salary per month of 55 employees in a company is Rs 8500. If the manager’s salary is adde
d, the average salary increases to Rs 8800, what is the salary of the manager ?
A. 10000
B. 12000
C. 23000
D. 25300
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25300
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Salary of the manager = (56*8800 - 55*8500)
= 25300
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In seventeen given numbers, the average of first 9 numbers is 4 and that of the last 9 numbers is also 4. I
f the average of these 17 numbers is 3, the 9th number is
A. 23
B. 4
C. 17
D. 21
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21
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9th number = (9*4 + 9*4 - 17*3)
= 21.
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There are three sections of a class in a school. The number of students in the three sections is 28, 34 an
d 42 and the average age of the students in these sections separately is 14.5 years, 15.3 years and 16.7
years respectively. What is the average age of the class?
A. 15.65 yrs
B. 15.9 yrs
C. 15.92 yrs
D. 15.96 yrs
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15.65 yrs
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average = (28*14.5 + 34*15.3 + 42*16.7)/(28+34+42)
= 1627.6/104
= 15.65
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The average age of a committee of six members is 43 years. A member aged 57 years retired and his pla
ce was taken by another member aged 29 years. The average age of the present committee is:
A. 35.9 years
B. 36 years
C. 38.33 years
D. 39.4 years
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38.33 years
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Required average = (6*43 - 57+29)/6
= 38.33 years.
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If m,n,o,p are four consecutive even numbers, their average is
A. (m + 3)
B. 5(m+4)
C. 5(m+n+o+p)
D. mnop
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(m + 3)
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Clearly,n=m+2,o=m+4,p=m+6.
Average (m + (m + 2) + (m + 4) + (m + 6)) / 4
= (4m + 12) / 4
= (m + 3)
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The average of first 50 non-zero positive integers is
A. 11.5
B. 25.5
C. 22.5
D. 25
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25.5
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Sum of first n non-zero positive integers n(n + 1)/2
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The average of first five multiples of 3 which are between 16 and 35 is:
A. 13
B. 36
C. 18
D. 24
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24
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first five multiples of 3 which are between 16 and 35 = 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
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The average of first six prime numbers which are between 30 and 70 is
A. 35.4
B. 42
C. 45.7
D. 57
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42
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first six prime numbers which are between 30 and 70 = 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53
= 42
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In a cricket team, the average of eleven players is 28 years. Out of these, the average ages of three grou
ps of three players each are 25 years, 28 years and 30 years respectively. If in these groups, the captain
and the youngest player are not included, and the captain is eleven years older than the youngest player,
what is the age of the captain ?
A. 33 years
B. 34 years
C. 35 years
D. 36 years
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35 years
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Let the age of youngest player be x.
=> 75+84+90+2x+11=308
so 2x = 48
so x = 24.
= 35 years.
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Five years ago, the average age of P, Q and R was 37 years. With S joining them now, the average of all
the four is 39 years. How old is S?
A. 25 years
B. 20 years
C. 30 years
D. 64 years
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30 years
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(P+Q+R), five years ago = (37*3)
= 111years.
= 126 years.
= 156years.
S, now = (156—126)
= 30years.
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A man whose bowling average is 22.2, takes 4 wickets for 36 runs and thereby decreases his average by
1.2. The number of wickets, taken by him before his last match is :
A. 14
B. 22
C. 38
D. 40
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40
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Let the number of wickets taken before the last match is x.
=> 1.2x = 48
=> x = 48 / 1.2
= 40
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The average of 11 observations is 60. If the average of first five observations is 58 and that of the last five
is 56, then the sixth observation is.
A. 85
B. 90
C. 100
D. 110
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90
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Sixth observation=[60*11 - (58*5 + 56*5)] = 90.
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