Average & Partnership

Average & Partnership

Q1.

If the average of 40,10,25,20,35,x is 25 then the value of x is:

1) 20

2) 25

3) 30

4) 35

5) None

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Q2.

The average age of 24 boys and their teacher is 15 years. When the teachers age is excluded

the average age decreased by 1 year. The age of the teacher is

1) 38

2) 39

3) 40

4) 41

5) None

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Q3.

The average of 30 numbers is 20. If two numbers, namely 38 and 30 are discarded then the

average of the remaining numbers is:

1) 20

2) 19

3) 21

4) 22

5) None

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Q4.

The average weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg when one of the men who weigh 65 kg is

replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is:

1) 70kg

2) 74kg

3) 76kg

4) 77kg

5) None

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Q5.

The mean of 100 items was found to be 30. If at the time of calculation two items were

wrongly taken as 32 and 12 instead of 23 and 11, correct mean is:

1) 29.4

2) 29.5

3) 29.8

4) 29.9

5) None

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Q6.

The average temperature of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 38 0C and that of

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 400 C. If the temperature on Monday was 300 C, what
was the temperature on Friday?
1) 400 C

2) 390 C

3) 380 C

4) 300 C

5) None

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Q7.

Average of 15 numbers is 20. Out of them the average of first 8 numbers is 21 and the average

of last 8 numbers is 18. The middle number is:

1) 21

2) 22

3) 23

4) 12

5) None

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Q8.

Average of 9 numbers is 18. Out of them the average of first 4 numbers is 17 and the average

of last 4 numbers is 20. The middle number is:

1) 15

2) 12

3) 13

4) 14

5) None

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Q9.

A cricketer has completed 10 innings and his average is 21.5 runs. How many runs must he

make in his next innings so as to raise average to 24?

1) 50

2) 49

3) 48

4)52

5) None

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Q10. A batsman makes a score of 98 runs in the 19th inning and thus increases his average by 4.
What is his average after 19th inning?
1) 22

2) 24

3) 26

4) 28

5) None

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Q11. A man has bowling average is 12.4. In next match he takes 5 wickets for 26 runs and thereby
his average decreases by 0.4. Find number of wickets taken by him before his last match:
1) 85

2) 78

3) 72

4) 90

5) None

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Q12. The average of marks scored by the students of a class is 68. The average of marks of the
girls in the class is 80 and that of boys is 60. What is the percentage of boys in the class?
1) 40%

2) 60%

3) 65%

4) 70%

5) None

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Q13. Three years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby being born
after that, the average age of the family is the same today. What is the age of the baby?
1) 1 yr

2) 2 yrs

3) 1.5 yrs

4) 6 months 5) None

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Q14. Sum of 5 consecutive even numbers is 510. Find the product of second and fifth number.
1) 11500

2) 10600

3) 12100

4) 13500

5) None

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Q15. The average of the 6 consecutive numbers is 29.5. Find the sum of reciprocals of second and
the sixth numbers.
1) 15/224

2) 16/304

3) 15/402

4) 17/304

5) None

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Q16. A, B and C invested Rs. 26000, Rs. 34000 and Rs. 10000 respectively in a business. At the end
of the year, they earn a profit of Rs. 3500. Bs share of profit is:
1) 1200

2) 1500

3) 1700

4) 1900

5) None

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Q17. The average weight of 19 students is 15 kg. By the admission of a new student the average
weight is reduced to 14.8 kg. The weight of new student is:
1) 10.6

2) 10.8

3) 11

4) 14.9

5) None

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Q18. The average weight of 8 persons is increased by 2.5 kg when one of them whose weight is 56
kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of new man is:
1) 66

2) 75

3) 76

4) 86

5) None

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Q19. Average of 11 numbers is 30. Out of them the average of first 6 numbers is 32 and the average
of last 6 numbers is 29. The middle number is:
1) 21

2) 22

3) 36

4) 24

5) None

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Q20. A batsman has a certain average runs for 11 innings. In the 12 th inning, he made a score of 90
runs and thereby decreased his average by 5. His average after 12th inning is:
1) 127

2) 145

3) 150

4) 217

5) None

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Q21. The sum of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 255. Find the product of first and fourth number.
1) 2491

2) 2443

3) 2929

4) 2471

5) None

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Q22. The average of 6 consecutive even numbers is 97. Find the average of the next 6 consecutive
even numbers.
1) 107

2) 109

3) 111

4) 105

5) None

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Q23. Ram, Shyam and Kamal together started a business in partnership. The ratio of their capitals
is 3:4:7. If their annual profit be Rs. 21000, what will be Kamals share in this profit?
1) 12500

2) 10500

3) 15000

4) 10000

5) None

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Q24. A is a working partner and B a sleeping partner in a business. A puts in Rs. 20000 and B Rs.
30000. A receives 20% of the profits for managing, the rest being divided in proportion to their
capitals. Out of a total profit of Rs.50000 the money received by A is:
1) 26000

2) 24000

3) 30000

4) 20000

5) None

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Q25. Amit started a business investing Rs. 25000. After 3 months, Vinay joined him with a capital of
Rs. 30000. At the end of the year they make a profit of Rs. 19000. What will be Amits share in the
profit?
1) 9423

2) 10000

3) 12500

4) 13100

5) None

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Q26. A and B started a business with investments in the ratio 12:11 and their annual profits were in
the ratio 4:1. If A invested the money for 11 months B invested the money for: (in months)
1) 3

2) 4

3) 5

4) 7

5) None

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Q27. A began a business with Rs. 4500 and was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 5400. If the profits
at the end of the year were divided in the ratio 2:1, B joined the business after:
1) 4 months 2) 5 months

3) 6 months 4) 7 months

5) None

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Q28. A,B and C start a business each investing Rs. 20000. After 5 months A withdrew Rs. 5000, B
Rs. 4000 and C invested Rs. 6000 more. At the end of the year a total profit of Rs. 69900 was
recorded. What is share of B?
1) 20500

2) 21200

3) 27300

4) 28200

5) None

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Q29. A and B enter into a partnership. A invests Rs. 16000 for 8 months and B remains in the
business for 4 months. Out of a total profit, B claims 2/7 of the profit. How much money was
contributed by B?
1) 11900

2) 10500

3) 13600

4) 12800

5) None

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Answers
1) 1

2) 1

3) 2

4) 4

5) 4

6) 3

7) 4

8) 4

9) 2

10) 3

11) 1

12) 2

13) 2

14) 2

15) 1

16) 3

17) 3

18) 3

19) 3

20) 2

21) 1

22) 2

23) 2

24) 1

25) 2

26) 1

27) 4

28) 2

29) 4

Time, Work & Pipes

Q1.

16 men can reap a field in 30 days. In how many days will 20 men reap the field? (In days)

1) 25
Q2.

2) 24

3)10

4) 37

5) None

8 men working for 9 hrs a day complete a piece of work in 20 days. In how many days can 7

men working for 10 hrs a day complete the same piece of work?
1) 20
Q3.

2) 20

3) 21

4) 21

5) None

If 3 persons weave 336 shawls in 14 days how

many shawls will 8 persons weave in

5 days?
1) 180
Q4.

2) 210

3) 252

4) 320

5) None

If 5 spiders can catch 5 flies in 5 minutes, how

many flies can 100 spiders catch in

100 minutes?
1) 100
Q5.

2) 500

3) 1000

4) 40

5) None

A garrison of 200 men had provisions for 50 days. After 5 days a reinforcement of 100 men

arrived. The remaining food will now last for how many days?
1) 25
Q6.

2) 36

3) 30

4) 28

5) None

A garrison had provisions for a certain number of days. After 10 days, 1/5 of the men desert

(leave) and it is found that the provisions will now last just as long as before. How long was that? (In
days)
1) 15
Q7.

2) 25

3) 35

4)50

5) None

A can do a piece of work in 8hrs while B alone can do it in 12hrs. Both A and B working

together can finish the work in:

1) 10 hrs
Q8.

2) 4 hrs

3) 5 hrs

4) 4 hrs

5) None

A can do a piece of work in 10 day while B alone can do it in 12 day and C alone can do it in

15 day. A, B and C working together can finish the work in: (in days)
1) 8
Q9.

2) 4

3) 5

4) 4

5) None

Ram and Shyam together can finish a job in 8 days. Ram can do the same job on his own in

12 days. How long will Shyam take to do the job by himself? (In days)
1) 60

2) 20

3) 40

4) 30

5) None

Q10. A can do a work in 15 days, B can do it in 20 days and A, B and C can do it in 8 days. C alone
can do the work in.
1) 50 days 2) 60 days

3) 40 days 4) 30 days

5) None

Q11. A can do of work in 5 days and B can do of the work in 10 days. In how many days both A and
B together can do the work?
1) 7

2) 8

3) 9

4) 10

5) None

Q12. A does 20% less work than B. If A can complete a piece of work in7 hours, then B can do it in
1) 5 hours

2) 5 hours

3) 6 hours

4) 6 hours

5) None

Q13. A works twice as fast as B. If both of them can together finish a piece of work in 12 days, then
B alone can do it in:
1) 24 days 2) 27 days

3) 36 days 4) 48 days

5) None

Q14. To complete a work, A takes 50% more time than B. If together they take 18 days to complete
the work, how much time shall B take to do it?
1) 30 days 2) 35 days

3) 40 days 4) 45 days

5) None

Q15. A is thrice as good a workman as B and therefore A is able to finish a job in 60 days less than
B. Working together, they can do it in

1) 20 days 2) 22 days

3) 25 days 4) 30 days

5) None

Q16. A can do a piece of work in 20 days which B alone can do in 12 days. B worked at it for 9 days.
A can finish the remaining work in
1) 3 days

2) 5 days

3) 7 days

4) 11 days

5) None

Q17. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B can do it in 15 days and C can do it in 20 days. They
start the work together. But, after 2 days A leaves off and 1 day after that C leaves off. B will do the
remaining work. In how many days work gets completed?
1) 8 days

2) 4 days

3) 9 days 4) 8 days

5) None

Q18. A can do a piece of work in 12 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days. They start the work
together. But, after 3 days, A leaves off and B left 3 days before the completion of the work. In how
many days work gets completed?
1) 8 days

2) 4 days

3) 9 days 4) 8 days

5) None

Q19. 8 children and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. If each child takes twice the
time taken by a man to finish the work, in how many days will 12 men finish the same work ?
1) 16 days 2) 12 days

3) 18 days 4) 15 days

5) None

Q20. If 1 man or 2 women or 3 boys can do a piece of work in 44 days, then the same piece of work
will be done by 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy in:
1) 21 days 2) 24 days

3) 26 days 4) 33 days

5) None

Q21. 8 men can do a piece of work in 15 days. 4 women can do it in 48 days and 10 children can do
it in 24 days. In how many days can 10 men, 8 women and 30 children together complete the piece of
work?
1) 5 days

2) 15 days

3) 4 days

4) 6 days

5) None

Q22. A and B together can complete a piece of work in 12 days, B and C can do it in 20 days and C
and A can do it in 15 days. A, B and C together can complete it in
1) 6 days

2) 9 days

3) 10 days 4) 10 days

5) None

Q23. A and B together can complete a piece of work in 24 days, B and C can do it in 40 days and C
and A can do it in 30 days. A, B and C alone can complete it in
1) 40, 60, 120

2) 90, 50, 60

3)40, 120, 60 4)70, 50, 80

5) None