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Quantitative Ability – 5
Averages, Mixture and Allegations
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The average weight of a group of 10 people increases by 1 kg, when one of them weighing

(a) 62 kg (b)C
58 kg is replaced by a new person. The weight of the new person is:

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(c) 66 kg
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(d) None of these

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Question – 1
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In an exam, the average marks obtained by the students was found to be 55. A certain

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computerisation error was detected and the marks of 50 students had to be changed from
95 to 65. Hence, the average came down by 10 marks. The number of candidates taking
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(a) 100 (b) 150

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Question – 2
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Metro rail gets an average number of 270 travellers on other days and 450 on Sundays.

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The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with Saturday is

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(c)
200

300
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350

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Question – 3
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By scoring a 100 in his 20th innings, Tendulkar increased his average by 2. What was his

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average for the first 19 innings?

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(c)
62

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(b) 60

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Question – 4
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In mathematics exam a student scored 30% marks in the first paper out of a total of 180.

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How much should he score in the 2nd paper out of 150, if he is to get an overall average of
at least 50%?

(a) 80%

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(b) 76%

(c) 74%
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Question – 5
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In 5 compulsory subjects, a candidate scored an average of 60 marks. In 2 optional

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subjects, he scored equal marks. If the average of his combined scores in compulsory and
optional subjects is 56 marks then how much did he score in each of the optional subjects?

(a) 56

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(c) 50
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(d) 46

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Question – 6
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Average cost of 10 apples and 5 oranges is Rs. 5. The average cost of 5 apples and 10

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oranges is Rs. 4. What is the average cost of 20 apples and 4 oranges?

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Rs. 5.50

Rs. 6.50
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Rs. 4.50

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Question – 7
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A student calculates the average of 15 positive integers, each integer contains two digits.

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By mistake, the student interchanges the digits of one number (say yx for xy). Due to this,
the average becomes 3 less than the previous one. What is the difference between the
digits x and y?

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Question – 8
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The average temperature on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 24º. The average

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temperature on Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 26º. If the temperature on Saturday
was 28º, what was the temperature on Wednesday?

(a) 24º

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(c) 23º
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(d) 21º

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Question – 9
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The average age of a family of 11 members is 20 years. If the age of the youngest member

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is 10 years, what was the average age of the family just before the birth of the youngest
member?

(a) 10 years

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(c) 11 years
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(d) 9 years

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Question – 10
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Mixture & Alligation

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Two solutions of milk and water are combined in the ratio of volumes 2 : 3. The resultant

concentration of the second is 60%.

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solution is a 40% milk solution. Find the concentration of the first solution if the

(a) 20%
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(c) 10%

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Question – 11
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Three utensils contain equal quantities of solution of milk and water in the ratios 6 : 1, 5 : 2

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and 3 : 1. If all the three are mixed, then what will be the ratio of milk to water respectively
in the final mixture?

(a) 19 : 65

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(b)C 14 : 4

(c) 65 : 17
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(d) 65 : 19

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Question – 12
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10% of a solution of milk and water is taken out and then replaced with the same amount

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of water. If the resulting ratio of milk and water is 2 : 3. Find the ratio of milk to water in the
original solution.

(a) 2:3

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(c) 4:5
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(d) 5:4

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Question – 13
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Two alloys containing copper and iron in the ratios of 5 : 8 and 5 : 3 are melted in equal

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quantities. The ratio of iron and copper respectively in the resulting alloys is

(a)

(c)
103 : 105

3:8
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105 : 103

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Question – 14
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In a 35 litre sample of a milk solution, the ratio of milk to water is 4 : 1. Seven litres of water

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is added to this solution. What is the new milk to water ratio?

(a)

(c)
2:1

5:3
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(d)C 3:2

3:1

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Question – 15
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In a mixture of 100 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 3 : 1. If the ratio of milk to water has to

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be 1 : 3, then how much amount of water is to be added?

(a)

(c)
200 litre

150 litre
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(d)
225 litre

None of these

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Question – 16
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There are two containers A and B of acid solution. The ratio of acid and water in container

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A is 3 : 2 and that in container B is 4 : 1. How many litres of container B solution has to be
added to 20 litres of container ‘A’ solution such that in the resulting solution so the ratio of
acid to water should be 2 : 1 ?

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(a) 10 litres (b) 5 litres

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Question – 17
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A cask is filled with mixture of two liquids X and Y, in the ratio 5 : 3. When 16 litres of the

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mixture is taken out and cask is filled with liquid Y, the ratio becomes 3 : 5. How many litres
of the mixture does the cask hold?

(a) 24 litres

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(c) 54 litres
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(d) 70 litres

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Question – 18
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A milkman mix pure full cream milk at Rs. 44 per litre with toned milk at Rs. 24 per litre in

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such a proportion that cost of mixture becomes Rs. 32 per litre. The ratio of pure full cream
milk to toned milk in the mixture is.

(a) 2:3 (b)

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5:6

(c) 3:2
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(d) 3:5

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Question – 19
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How many oranges at 5 for Rs. 12 should be mixed with 300 oranges at 3 for Rs. 12 so

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that they should be worth Rs. 36 a dozen?

(a)

(c)
500

450
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480

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Question – 20
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Two teams A and B of a group consist of 14 and 16 players respectively. If the average

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weight of team A is 56 kg and that of team B is 50 kg, then average weight of the whole
group (in kg) is.

(a) 52.8

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(c) 53
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(d) 52

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Question – 21
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The distance between two places A and B is 671 km. A cyclist covers the journey from A to

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B at 12 km per hour and returns to A at a uniform speed of 18 km per hour. The average
speed of the cyclist during the whole journey (in km/h) is.

(a) 15

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(c) 15.6
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Question – 22
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Mixture & Alligation

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If the ratio of the volumes of two solutions of milk and water of compositions 3 : 2 and 4 : 1

(a) 11 : 4 (b)C
is 1 : 2, what is the composition of the resulting solution?

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(c) 3:5
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(d) 2:1

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Question – 23
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A 3 : 2 milk and water solution is mixed with a 4 : 1 milk and water solution. If the volumes

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are 400 ml and 1,000 ml respectively, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant
solution?

(a) 9:5

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(c) 5 : 26
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(d) 8 : 21

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Question – 24
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juice is mixed with 2 L of another solution

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containing water and juice, what percentage of the new solution is juice?

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(a) 47 % (b) 50%
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Question – 25
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There are two alloys of copper and aluminium having the two in the ratio 7 : 2 and 7 : 11

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respectively. If equal quantities of the two alloys are melted to form a third alloy, find the
ratio of copper to aluminium.

(a) 3:4

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(c) 7:3
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(d) 7:5

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Question – 26
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In a mixture of 50 L, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. How much water must be added to

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the mixture so that the ratio becomes 3 : 2?

(a)

(c)
11 L

16.67 L
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13 L

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Question – 27
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3 L of water is added to 15 L of a mixture of 20% solution of alcohol. What is the strength of

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alcohol in the new solution?

(a)

(c)
16.67%

15%
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17%

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Question – 28
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A solution contains 60% of water. Some water evaporates and then the amount of water in

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the remaining solution is 50%. The amount of water evaporated in a 200 ml solution is

(a)

(c)
30 ml

40 ml
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(d)C 20 ml

50 ml

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Question – 29
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A solution contains water and milk in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5 litres of solution is taken out of 120

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liters solution and replaced by milk. The ratio of milk to water in the resulting mixture is

(a)

(c)
21 : 19

23 : 19
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17 : 23

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Question – 30