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Questions : The average of nine consecutive numbers is n. If the next two numbers are also included the new average w

(a) increase by 2

(b) remain the same

(c) increase by 1.5

(d) increase by 1

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Given,

$\text"(a + a + 1 + a + 2 + a + 3 + a + 4 + a + 5 + a + 6 + a + 7 + a + 8)"/9 = n$

$=> \text"(9a + 36)"/9 = n$

=> a + 4 = n -------------------- ( 1 )

If the next 2 numbers are included , let new average = k

$\text"(a + a + 1 + a + 2 + a + 3 + a + 4 + a + 5 + a + 6 + a + 7 + a + 8 + a + 9 + a + 10)"/11 = k$

$\text"(11a + 55)"/11 = k$

a + 5 = k -------------------- ( 2 )

Subtracting ( 1 ) from ( 2 ) , we get :

a + 5 - a - 4 = k - n

=> k - n = 1

=> k = n + 1

Therefore the new average is n + 1

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Question : 1

The average of 5 consecutive integers starting with ‘m’ is n. What is the average of 6 consecutive integers starting with (m + 2) ?

a) $\text"2n+5"/2$

b) $n+2$

c) $n+3$

d) $\text"2n+9"/2$

Answer: (a)

According to the question let m = 1

∴ 5 consecutive integers are = 1,2,3,4,5

$\text"1+2+3+4+5"/5=n$

$n = 15/5=3$

6 consecutive integers starting with (m + 2) are = 3,4,5,6,7,8

∴$\text"3+4+5+6+7+8"/6=33/6=11/2$

Now check from option to put n = 3

While in Option :(a) $\text"2n+5"/2 = 11/2 $

Question : 2

If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is

a) $5(a+4)$

b) $\text"abcde"/5$

c) $5(a+b+c+d+e)$

d) $a+4$

Answer: (d) 

Question : 3

The average monthly income (in ₨) of certain agricultural workers is S and that of other workers is T. The number of agricultural workers is 11 times that of other workers. Then, the average monthly income (in ₨) of all the workers is :

a) $\text"S+11T"/12$

b) $\text"S+T"/12$

c) $\text"11S+T"/12$

d) $1/\text"11S"+T$

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

a, b, c, d, e, f, g are consecutive even numbers. j, k, l, m, n are consecutive odd numbers. The average of all the numbers is

a) $3(\text"a+n"/2)$

b) $(\text"l+d"/2)$

c) $\text"a+b+m+n"/4$

d) $\text"j+c+n+g"/4$

Answer: (b)

According to the question consecutive even numbers = a, b, c, d, e, f, g

Consecutive odd numbers = j, k, l, m, n

Consecutive even number = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

$\text"2+4+6+8+10+12+14"/7=56/7=8$ middle term

Consecutive odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

$\text"1+3+5+7+9"/5=25/5$ middle term

Same as in the above situation.

Average of a, b, c, d, e, f, g = d

Average of j, k, l, m, n, = l

∴ Required average = ${d+l}/2$ 

Question : 5

Average of n numbers is a. The first number is increased by 2, second one is increased by 4, the third one is increased by 8 and so on. The average of the new numbers is

a) $a+(2^(n-1)-1)/n$

b) $a+2(2^n-1)/n$

c) $a+2^(n-1)/n$

d) $a+(2^n-1)/n$

Answer: (b)

Sum of new numbers

= na + (2 + 4 + 8 + 16 ..... to n terms)

Now, S = 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + ..... to n terms

Here, a = first term = 2

r = common ratio = $4/2$ = 2

It is a geometric series.

∴ S =${a({r^n} - 1)}/{r-1}$= ${2({2^n} - 1)}/{2-1}$

= 2 ($2^n$ –1)

∴ Required average

= ${na +2({2^n}-1)}/n$

a +${2({2^n}-1)}/n$

Question : 6

In a class, average height of all students is ‘a’ cms. Among them, average height of 10 students is ‘b’ cms and the average height of the remaining students is ‘c’ cms. Find the number of students in the class. (Here a > c and b > c )

a) $(a(b-c))/(a-c)$

b) $(b-c)/(a-c)$

c) $(b-c)/\text"10(a-c)"$

d) $\text"10(b-c)"/(a-c)$

Answer: (d)

Let the total number of students in the class be n.

According to the question,

an = 10 × b + (n – 10) c

⇒ an = 10b + nc – 10c

⇒ an – cn = 10b – 10c

⇒ n (a – c) = 10 (b – c)

$⇒ n =\text"10 (b - c )"/ ( a - c )$

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