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1. CAT - Average

Onion is sold for 5 consecutive months at the rate of Rs 10, 20, 25, 25, and 50 per kg, respectively. A family spends a fixed amount of money on onion for each of the first three months, and then spends half that amount on onion for each of the next two months. The average expense for onion, in rupees per kg, for the family over these 5 months is closest to (CAT 2021)In a football tournament, a player has played a certain number of matches and 10 more matches are to be played. If he scores a total of one goal over the next 10 matches, his overall average will be 0.15 goals per match. On the other hand, if he scores a total of two goals over the next 10 matches, his overall average will be 0.2 goals per match. The number of matches he has played is: (CAT 2021)

  1. 26
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 20

Correct Answer

3. 18

2. CAT - Average

In a football tournament, a player has played a certain number of matches and 10 more matches are to be played. If he scores a total of one goal over the next 10 matches, his overall average will be 0.15 goals per match. On the other hand, if he scores a total of two goals over the next 10 matches, his overall average will be 0.2 goals per match. The number of matches he has played is: (CAT 2021)

Correct Answer

10

3. CAT - Average

The arithmetic mean of scores of 25 students in an examination is 50. Five of these students top the examination with the same score. If the scores of the other students are distinct integers with the lowest being 30, then the maximum possible score of the toppers is: (CAT 2021)

Correct Answer

92

4. CAT - Average

Dick is thrice as old as Tom and Harry is twice as old as Dick. If Dick’s age is 1 year less than the average age of all three, then Harry’s age, in years, is: (CAT – 2020)

Correct Answer

18

5. CAT - Average

A batsman played n + 2 innings and got out on all occasions. His average score in these n + 2 innings was 29 runs and he scored 38 and 15 runs in the last two innings. The batsman scored less than 38 runs in each of the first n innings. In these n innings, his average score was 30 runs and lowest score was x runs. The smallest possible value of x is (CAT 2020)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct Answer

2. 2

6. CAT - Average

There are three categories of jobs P.R.T., T.G.T. and P.G.T. The average salary of the teachers who got the job in P.R.T and T.G.T. categories is 26 lakhs per annum. The average salary of the teachers who got the job in T.G.T. and P.G.T. categories is 44 lakhs per annum and the average salary of those teachers who got the job of P.R.T and P.G.T categories is 34 lakhs per annum. The most appropriate range of average salary (in lakhs per annum) of all the three categories (if it is known that each teacher gets only one category of job i.e. P.R.T. or T.G.T. or P.G.T.):

Correct Answer

30 < A < 39

7. CAT - Average

Aman and eight of his friends took a test of 100 marks. Each of them got a different integer score and the average of their scores was 86. The score of Aman was 90 and it was more than that of exactly three of his friends. What could have been the maximum possible absolute difference between the scores of two of his friends?

Correct Answer

83

Understanding Average

Average is one of those basic concepts examined frequently in CAT. Concepts relating to Averages tend to pair with others such as mixtures, alligations, percentages, and ratios. Control over Averages can help better your overall Quant score and efficiency significantly. Master Averages for CAT 2025 with Quantifiers! Want to prepare for CAT 2025? Finding Averages of the Quantitative Aptitude section challenging? Quantifiers is here to help you prepare smarter and more efficiently.

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