AVERAGE

quantities of Number
quantities all of Sum
Average =
EXAMPLES:
1. The average age of 30 kids is 9 years. If the teaher!s age is inluded" the
average age beomes 10 years. #hat is the teaher!s age$
Total age of 30 hildren % 30 9 % &'0 yrs.
Average age of 30 hildren and 1 teaher % 10 yrs
Total of their ages % 31 10 % 310 yrs
Teaher!s age % 310 ( &'0 % )0
&. The average of * numbers is +. #hat is the '
th
number" so that the average
beomes 10$
,et - be the '
th
number
Total of * numbers % * + % )+
#e are given that % 10
'
- )+
=
+

- % &&
3. .ive years ago" the average of /a0a and /ani!s ages 1as &0 yrs. No1 the average
age of /a0a" /ani and /ama is 30 yrs. #hat 1ill be /ama!s age 10 yrs hene$
Total age of /a0a and /ani 2 years ago % )0
Total age of /a0a and /ani no1 % )0 3 2 3 2 % 20
Total age of /a0a" /ani and /ama no1 % 90
/ama!s age no1 % 90 ( 20 % )0
/ama!s age after 10 years % 20
). 4ut of three numbers" the first is t1ie the seond and thrie the third. If their
average is ++" find the numbers.
Third number % - 5say6
.irst number % 3-
Seond number %
&
3-
Total %
&
3-
3- - + +
Average % ++ 6
&
3
3 51
3
-
= + + 5given6
i.e." ++
&
11
3
-
=
- % )+
)+" 1))" '& are the numbers.
2. The average of + numbers is &1. .ind the average of ne1 set of numbers 1hen +
multi7lies every number.
Total of + numbers % 1*+
Total of ne1 + numbers % 1*+ + % 13))
Average of ne1 set % 1*+
+
13))
=
*. The average of 30 innings of a batsman is &0 and another &0 innings is 30. #hat
is the average of all the innings$
Total of 20 innings % 530 &0 3 &0 306 % 1&00
Average % &)
20
1&00
=
Average Speed:
If an ob0et overs equal distanes at - km8hr and y km8hr" then
Average S7eed %
y -
&-y
+
In another 1ay"
Average s7eed %
time Total
9istane
EXAMPLES:
1. A ylist travels to reah a 7ost at a s7eed of 12 km8hr and returns at the rate of
10km8hr. #hat is the average s7eed of the ylist$
Average S7eed %
&2
10 12 &
% 1& km8hr.
&. #ith an average s7eed of )0 km8hr" a train reahes its destination in time. If it
goes 1ith an average s7eed of 32 km8hr" it is late by 12 minutes. #hat is the
total distane$
,et - be the total distane
)
1
)0
-
32
-
=
- % '0 km