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Solution:
The reciprocals of 4 and 4 are = 1/4 and 1/5
∴ Required average = {(1/4) + (1/5)}/2
= {(5 + 4)/20}/2
= {9/20}/2
= 9/40
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Question: The average age of the children in a tour group is 12 years and that of the adults is 32 years. If the average age of the entire tour group is 20 years, find the ratio of children to adults in the group.
Solution: Average age of children = 12 years
Average age of adults = 32 years
Average age of the entire group = 20 years
Let, the number of adults = A
and, the number of children = C
Then, the total number of people in the group is (C + A)
ATQ,
12C + 32A = 20(C + A)
Or, 12C + 32A = 20C + 20A
Or, 32A - 20A = 20C - 12C
Or, 12A = 8C
Or, C : A = 12 : 8
Or, C : A = 3 : 2
∴ The ratio of children to adults in the group is 3 : 2.
Question: In a class, 1/4 of the male students is equal to 3/5 of the female students. What fraction of the students in the room is female?
Solution:
Let the number of male students be m
And the number of female students be f.
Given that,
(1/4) of the male students = (3/5) of the female students
⇒ (1/4)m = (3/5)f
∴ m = (12/5)f ; [Cross-multiply]
∴ Total students = m + f = (12/5)f + f
= (12f + 5f)/5
= 17f/5
∴ Fraction of students that are female = f/(m + f) = f/(17f/5) = 5/17
So the fraction of students that are female is 5/17.
Question: The average of six numbers is 30. If the average of first four is 25 and that of last three is 35, the fourth number is:
Solution:
Given that,
Average of 6 numbers = 30
∴ Sum of 6 numbers = 6 × 30 = 180
Average of first 4 numbers = 25
∴ Sum of first 4 numbers = 4 × 25 = 100
And, Average of last 3 numbers = 35
∴ Sum of last 3 numbers = 3 × 35 = 105
∴ Fourth number is = (Sum of first 4 + Sum of last 3) - Total sum
= (100 + 105) - 180
= 205 - 180
= 25
So the fourth number is 25.
Question: The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15 consecutive working days was Tk. 90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average wages was Tk. 87 per day and the average wages during the last 7 days was Tk. 92 per day. What was his wage on the 8th day?
Solution:
The total wages earned during the 15 days that the worker worked ,
= 15 × 90
= Tk. 1350
The total wages earned during the first 7 days
= 7 × 87
= Tk. 609
The total wages earned during the last 7 days
= 7 × 92
= Tk. 644
Total wages earned during the 15 days,
= wages during first 7 days + wage on 8th day + wages during the last 7 days.
ATQ,
1350 = 609 + wage on 8th day + 644
⇒ wage on 8th day = 1350 - 609 - 644 = Tk. 97
∴ wage on 8th day = Tk. 97
Question: The average age of seven boys sitting in a row facing South is 27 years. If the average age of the first three boys is 25 years and the average age of the last three boys is 29 years, what is the age of the boy who is sitting in the middle of the row?
Solution:
7 জন বালকের মোট বয়স = (27 × 7) বছর
= 189 বছর
১ম 3 জন বালকের মোট বয়স = (25 × 3) বছর
= 75 বছর
শেষ 3 জন বালকের মোট বয়স = (29 × 3) বছর
= 87 বছর
6 জন বালকের মোট বয়স = (87 + 75) বছর
= 162 বছর
মাঝখানের বালকের বয়স = (189 - 162) বছর
= 27 বছর
Average = Sum of quantities/Number of quantities
1) Sum of observations = Average x No. of observations
= 46 x 40 = 1840
2) Correct sum = Sum of observations + (38 – 33)
= 1840 + (5)
= 1845.
Corrected Mean Value = Corrected Sum/No. of Observations
= 1845/40
= 46.125
Question: If the average of four consecutive odd integers is x, then in terms of x, which is the smallest among the following options?
Solution:
Let the four consecutive odd integers be represented by n, n + 2, n + 4, n + 6.
Their average is calculated by summing them and dividing by 4, which equals x.
Their average is,
x = {(n + (n + 2) + (n + 4) + (n + 6)}/4
⇒ x = (4n + 12)/4 = 4(n + 3)/4
⇒ x = n + 3
∴ n = x - 3
So the smallest integer in terms of (x - 3).
ধরি, সংখ্যাগুলো, x - 3, x - 2, x - 1, x + 1, x + 2, x + 3
(x - 3 + x - 2 + x - 1 + x + x + 1 + x + 2 + x + 3)/7 = 20
Or, 7x/7 = 20
Or, x = 20
∴ বৃহত্তম সংখ্যাটি = x + 3 = 20 + 3 = 23
The average age of five members is 27
Total age = 27× 5 = 135
After excluding one person, the new average = 27 - 2 = 25
New total age = 25× 4 = 100
Then the age of excluded person = Total age - New total age
= 135 - 100
= 35
Hence the required answer is 35.
Question: Sanzida ate 3/4 of a pizza. Her brother Babu ate 1/2 of what was left. Then their friend Pavel ate 2/3 of what was still left. What fraction of the pizza remains uneaten?
Solution:
Sanzida ate = 3/4
∴ Remaining = 1 - 3/4 = 1/4
Babu ate = 1/2 × 1/4 = 1/8
∴ Remaining = 1/4 - 1/8 = (2 - 1)/8 = 1/8
Pavel ate = 2/3 × 1/8 = 2/24 = 1/12
∴ Remaining = 1/8 - 1/12 = (3 - 2)/24 = 1/24
∴ Fraction of pizza remaining uneaten = 1/24.
Consider the consecutive even numbers as : x, (x + 2), (x + 4) and (x+ 6)
Average = Sum of Quantities/Number of Quantities
{x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) + (x + 6)}/4 = 27
⇒ (4x + 12)/4 = 27
⇒ x + 3 = 27
⇒ x = 27 - 3
⇒ x = 24.
Therefore,
Largest number = (x + 6) = (24 + 6) = 30
Smallest number = 24.
Hence, the answer is 30.
Question: The mean of x, x + 4, x + 8, x + 12 is 20. Find x.
Solution:
Given,
Total numbers = 4
Mean = 20
Sum of numbers:
x+ (x + 4) + (x + 8) + (x + 12)
= 4x + 24
ATQ,
(4x + 24)/4 = 20
⇒ 4x + 24 = 80
⇒ 4x = 56
∴ x = 14
Question: Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and the second is twice the third. The average of the reciprocal of the numbers is (7/72). The numbers are:
Solution:
Let the number be x.
Then, second number = 2x.
First number = 4x.
∴ (1/x) + (1/2x) + (1/4x) = (7/72) × 3
⇒ (4 + 2 + 1)/4x = (7/24)
⇒ 7/4x = 7/24
⇒ 4x = 24
⇒ x = 24/4
∴ x = 6
Therefore, the numbers are (4 × 6) or 24, (2 × 6) or 12 and 6.
Question: The average age of a family of 5 members is 20 years. If the age of the youngest member be 10 years then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member?
Solution:
At present the total age of the family = 5 × 20 =100
The total age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member,
= 100 - 10 - (10 × 4)
= 50
Therefore, average age of the family at the time of birth of the youngest member,
= 50/5
= 10
Question: A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. What is the average number of visitors per day in the month of June beginning with a Sunday?
Solution:
Given that,
The month begins with a Sunday, so there will be five Sundays in the month.
Number of the visitor in five sunday
⇒ 510 × 5 = 2550
Number of the other days visitor
⇒ 240 × 25 = 6000
Average = (2550 + 6000)/30 = 285
∴ The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is 285.
Question: Which of the following fraction is smaller than 3/4 and
greater than 1/2?
Solution:
3/4 = 0.75
1/2 = 0.5
ক) 2/5 = 0.4
খ) 5/8 = 0.625
গ) 3/7 = 0.428
ঘ) 4/9 = 0.444
∴ 5/8 is the required fraction.
Question:
Solution:
Let A, B, C represent their respective weights. Then, we have:
A + B + C = (45 x 3) = 135 .... (i)
A + B = (40 x 2) = 80 .... (ii)
B + C = (43 x 2) = 86 ....(iii)
Adding (ii) and (iii), we get: A + 2B + C = 166 .... (iv)
Subtracting (i) from (iv), we get : B = 31
∴ B's weight = 31 kg.
Question: In a class of 150 students, the average score in mathematics is 82. If the 90 girls scored an average of 85, what is the average score of the remaining boys?
Solution:
ধরি, ছেলেদের গড় নম্বর = x
150 জন শিক্ষার্থীর মোট নম্বর = 150 × 82 = 12300
90 জন ছাত্রীর মোট নম্বর = 90 × 85 = 7650
প্রশ্নমতে,
7650 + (150 - 90) × x = 12300
⇒ 7650 + 60x = 12300
⇒ 60x = 12300 - 7650
⇒ 60x = 4650
⇒ x = 4650/60
⇒ x = 77.5
∴ 60 জন ছেলের গড় নম্বর = 77.5
Question: The average of 5 consecutive numbers is n. What will be the average if the next two numbers are included?
Solution:
The average of 5 consecutive terms is n, implies that the 3rd term is n. Now as the next 2 terms are included implies that the new average for 7 terms would be the 4th term. So, the 4th term would be n + 1.
Example:
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5)/5
= 15/5
= 3
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7)/7
= 28/7
= 4
Question: The mean weight of 100 students in a class is 46 kg. The mean weight of boys is 50 and of girls is 40 kg. Therefore, the number of boys is-
Solution:
Given that,
Total students = 100
Mean weight of all students = 46 kg
∴ Total weight of all students = 100 × 46 = 4600 kg.
Let,
The number of boys = x. Then, the number of girls = 100 - x
Mean weight of boys = 50 kg,
∴ total weight of boys = 50x
And,
Mean weight of girls = 40 kg,
∴ total weight of girls = 40(100 - x)
ATQ,
50x + 40 × (100 - x) = 4600
⇒ 50x + 4000 - 40x = 4600
⇒ 10x = 4600 - 4000
⇒ x = 600/10
∴ x = 60
So the number of boys is 60.
Question: Person 1 to 4 receive equal shares of an income, while Person 5 receives half of what each of Persons 1 to 4 receives. If the total income is 18000 taka, how much does Person 5 get?
Solution:
Let the amount each of Persons 1 to 4 receives = x taka.
Then Person 5 receives = x/2 taka.
ATQ,
Total income = amount received by all 5 persons
⇒ x + x + x + x + (x/2) = 18000
⇒ 4x + x/2 = 18000
⇒ (8x + x)/2 = 18000
⇒ 9x/2 = 18000
⇒ 9x = 36000
⇒ x = 36000/9
∴ x = 4000
Therefore, Person 5 receives = x/2 = 4000/2 = Tk. 2000
Total weight including teacher = 18 × 90.2 = 1623.6 kg
Total weight of 17 students = 17 × 90 = 1530 kg
So, weight of the teacher = 1623.6 – 1530 = 93.6 kg
Question: The average weight of three friends is 35 kg. None of the friends weighs less than 33 kg. What can be the maximum weight of any of the three friends?
Solution:
Here,
The average weight of three friends is 35 kg
∴ Total weight of three friends = (35 × 3) kg
= 105 kg
Minimum weight of two friends (33 × 2) kg
= 66 kg
∴ The maximum weight of any three friends is (105 - 66) kg
= 39 kg