Questions On Average, Percentage, Profit

QUESTIONS ON AVERAGE, PERCENTAGE
& PROFIT
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1 liter of water is add to 5 liters of a 20 %
solution of alcohol in water . Find the
strength of alcohol in new solution?
At present we have 1 liter alcohol and 4 liters

water. But now water becomes 5 liters. The
strength of alchoal is : 1/(1+5) *100 = 16.66%
answer
If A earns 33 1/3 more than B
.Then B earns less
than A by what percent?
If B earns 100, A earns 133.33

B earns 33.33 less than A or in % :
33.33 / 133.33 *100 = 25% answer
A school has only three classes which contain
40,50,60 students respectively.The pass percent of
these classes are 10, 20 and 10 respectively . Then
find the pass percent in the school.
Number of students passing out : 4,10 and 6

from the 3 classes.
Total pass = 20 total students = 150
pass percentage=20/150 *100 = 13.33%
There are 600 boys in a hostel . Each plays
either hockey or football or both .If 75%
play hockey and 45 % play football ,Find
how many play both?
Add 75+45 = 120, (120 -100 = 20), thus 20%

play both the games. 120 students play both
football and hockey. Answer
A bag contains 600 coins of 25p denomination and
1200 coins of 50p denomination. If 12% of 25p coins
and 24 % of 50p coins are removed, Find the
percentage of money removed from the bag ?
Toal amount = (600 .25) + (1200*.5) = 750

amount of coins removed = (72*.25) +
(288*.5) = 162
162/750 * 100 = 21.6% answer
P is six times as large as Q.Find
the percent that Q is less than P?
Let us assume Q = X
P = 6X
Q is less by (6X – X) = 5X
5X/6X * 100
= 83% approximately. Answer
For a sphere of radius 10 cm ,the numerical
value of surface area is what percent of the
numerical value
of its volume?
Volume of shpere = 4/3 * pi * r^3
surphace area of sphere = 4pi*r^2
ratio of surface area to volume
= 4pir^2 / 4/3pir^3 * 100
= 3/10 * 100
= 30% answer
A reduction of 21 % in the price of wheat enables
a person to buy 10 .5 kg more for Rs 100.What is
the reduced price per kg.
Let us assume reduced price = X
100 /1.27X - 100 / X = 10.5

(100 – 127) / 1.27X = 10.5
-27 / (10.5*1.27) =x
X = 2.02 answer
The average temperature of the town in the first
four days of a month was 58 degrees. The average
for the second ,third,fourth and fifth days was
60 degree .If the temperature of the first and
fifth days were in the ratio 7:8 then what is
the temperature on the fifth day?
1st day = 7X, 5th day = 8x
Total for first 4 days : 58*4 = 232
total for 2,3,4,5 day = 60*4 = 240
difference between 5th and 1st day = 8X-7X
or 240 -232
X=8
temperature on fifth day = 8*8 = 64 degrees answer
The average of 5 numbers is 7.When 3 new numbers
are added the average of the eight numbers is 8.5.
The average of the three new number is?
Total of first 5 = (5*7) = 35

total of 8 (including 3 new digits) = (8*8.5) =
68
total of 3 new digits = (68 – 35
= 33
average of 3 new digits=33/3 = 11 answer
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
Assume 3rd number = x, 2nd number = 2x and 1st number

= 4x
actually the total is : 7/72 * 3 = 7/24
if we take average of reciprocals :, then 1/x + 1/2x +
1/4x
= 7/4x
7/4x = 7/24
x = 7/24 * 4/7 = 1/6
x = 6, other two numbers are 12 and 24 answer
16 children are to be divided into two groups A and B
of 10 and 6 children. The average percent marks obtained
by the children of group A is 75 and the average percent
marks of all the 16 children is 76. What is the average
percent marks of children of groups B?
Total of 16 children = (16 * 76) = 1216

total of group A = ( 10 * 75)= 750
total of group B = 466
average of B = 466 / 6 = 77.6 answer
The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday
was 37 degrees and of Tuesday to Thursday was 34
degrees .If the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th
that of Monday. The temperature on Thursday was
Total from Monday to Wednesday

= (3 * 37) = 111
total from tuesday to thursday = (3* 34)
= 102
difference between Monday and Thursday :
5X – 4X = (111 -102) = 9
X = 9, temperature on tursday = (4*9) = 36 answer
A man whose bowling average is 12.4,takes 5
wickets for 26 runs and there by decrease his
average by 0.4. The number of wickets,taken by
him before his last match is:
Let us assume number of wickets taken before

start of this match = x and number of runs = Y
Y/X = 12.4 or Y -12.4X = 0
(Y+26) / (X +5) = 12 or Y-12X=34
X = 85 (number of wickets)
Y = 1054 answer
A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition.
The best marksman scored 85 points.If he had scored
92 points ,the average score for the team would
have been 84.The team scored was.
Total of team = (8*84) – (92-85)

=672 – 7
=665 answer
The average weight of 3 men A,B and C is 84 Kgs.
Another man D joins the group and the average now
becomes 80 Kgs.If another man E whose weight is
3 Kgs more than that of D ,replaces A then the
average weight B,C,D and E becomes 79 Kgs.
The weight of A is.
Weight of A+B+C = (3*84) = 252

Weight of A+B+C+D= ((4*80) = 320
weight of D = 320-252 = 68
weight of E= 71
total of B+C+D+E = (4*79) = 316
difference of A and E is just 4 Kg. (320-316)
weight of A = 71+4 = 75 kg. Answer
Five years ago, the average age of P and Q was 15
years ,average age of P,Q, and R today is 20
years,how old will R be after 10 years?
Total of P & Q = (15+5) * 2 = 40

total of P,Q,R = (20*3) = 60
R = 20
age of R after 10 years = 20+10 = 30 answer
The average age of the boys in the class is
twice the number of girls in the class .If the
ratio of boys and girls in the class of 36 be
5:1, what is the total of the age (in years) of
the boys in the class?
Number of girls = 1/(1+5) * 36 = 6

average age of boys = 2*6 = 12
Number of boys= 36-6 = 30
total age of boys=30*12 = 360 answer
.In a cricket eleven ,the average of eleven players is
28 years .Out of these ,the average ages of three groups of
players each are 25 years,28 years, and 30 years
respectively. If in these groups ,the captain and the
youngest player are not included and the captain is eleven
years older than the youngest players , what is the age of
the captain?
Total of 11 = (11*28) = 308
total of 3 groups (3*25 + 3*28 + 3*30) =
(75+84+90) = 249
remaining = 59
Captain + Y = 59
C-Y= 11
2C = 70 or C = 35 answer
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Dhoni scored 87 in his 17 innings and this
increased his average by 3. What is the new
average of Dhoni ?
Let us assume that his average is X
total runs = (number of innings * the average
run rate)
= 17 *x
17x – 87 = 16(x-3)
17x – 87 = 16x – 48
x = 39 answer
The average weight of 24 students is 35 kg.
If the weight of teacher is also included, the
average rises by 400 grams. What is the
weight of the teacher ?
Let us assume the weight of teacher = x

total weight earlier : (number of students * average
weight)
=24*35 = 840
new total weight = (24+1) * (35+.400)
= 885 (difference is due to inclusion of teacher)
weight of teacher = 885 – 840 = 45 Kgs.
Average earning of 11 days is 50000. the
average for first 6 days is 49000 and the
average for last 6 days is 52000. what is the
earning on 6th day?
Total for 11 = (11 * 50000) = 550000
total for first 6 = (6*49000) = 294000
total for last 6 = (6*52000) = 312000
let us add the last two :
294000+312000 = 606000
find the difference of this and total of 11 :
606000 – 550000=56000 (which is income of the 6th day)
Find the average of all these
numbers.142,147,153,165,157.
Formula for average = total for all / number of

digits
First add them all :
total = 764
there are 5 digits so divide it by 5
= 764/5 = 152.8 answer
numbers: 4,10,16,22,28
Total = 80
there are 5 digits so divide by 5
average = 80 / 5 = 16 answer
shortcut = difference of all the numbers is
equal, so mid value (16) is the average – so
there is no need for all this calculation)
numbers: =4,10,16,22,28,34.
Here also we have same difference between

continuous digits, so take the middle digits :
middle digits are : 16 and 22. find the mid
point of these two digits :
(16+22)/2 = 19
or 16 + 3 (half of 6, which is common
difference). Answer
The average marks of a student in 4
Examinations is 40.If he got 80 marks in 5th
Exam then what is his new average.
His total for 4 examinations = 160

total after 5 examinations = 160+80
= 240
new average = 240/5 = 48 answer
The average marks of Surabhi Daga in 10
Examinations is 80%.If she got 90 marks in
5th Exam then what is her new average.
her total for 10 examinations = 800

total after 11 examinations =800+90
new average = 890/11 = 80.9 answer
In a group the average income of
6 men is 500 and that
of 5 women is 280, then what is
average income of the group.
Total for men = (6*500) = 3000
total for women = (5*280) = 1400
total for all= 4400
there are 11 persons (6 men + 5 women), so
average = 4400/11 = 400 per person.
The average weight of a class of 30 students is 40 kgs
if the teacher weight is included then average
increases by 2 kgs then find the weight of the teacher?
Total for students = 30 * 40 = 1200

total with teacher (30+1) * (40+2) = 1302
the difference is due to teacher :
1302– 1200 = 102 kgs. Answer
The average age of Mr and Mrs Sharma
(Ilahabad Wale) 4 years ago is 28 years . If the
present average age of Mr and Mrs Sharma and
their son is 22 years. What is the age of their
son?
Age of Mrs and Mr. Sharma :

(28+4) * 2 = 64
age with son : (3*22) = 66
age of son = 66 – 64 = 2 years. Answer
The average price of 10 books is increased by
17 Rupees when one of them whose value is
Rs.400 is replaced by a new book. What is the
price of new book?
Old price = 400

addition = 10 * 17 = 170
new price = 570 answer
The average marks of girls in a class is 62.5. The
average marks of 4 girls among them is 60.The
average marks of remaining girls is 63,then what
is the number of girls in the class?
Let us assume the number of students = X

total = 62.5x
(4*60)+(63 * ( X -4) = 62.5X
240+ 63X- 252 = 62.5x
.5X = 12
X = 24 answer
Find the average of first 50
natural numbers?
Just add 1 and divide by 2, you will get the mid

point.
Simply find the mid point
(50+1) / 2 = 51/2 = 25.5 answer
The average of the first nine prime
number is?
Add them :
(2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19+23) =100
now divide this total by 9, we get : 11.11
answer
The average of 2,7,6 and x is 5
and the average of and the
average of 18,1,6,x and y is 10
.what is the value of y?
Total of first 4 digits = (4*5 ) = 20
X = 20 – (2+7+6) = 5
total next 5 digits = (5*10) = 50
value of Y = 50 - (18+1+6+5) = 20
Y = 20 answer
The average of a non-zero number
and its square is 5 times the
number.The number is?
Let us assume the number to be X

X + X^2 = 2(5X)
X^2 = 10x- X
X^2 = 9X
X = 9 answer
P and Q started a business investing Rs 85,000 and Rs
15,000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned
after 2 years be divided between P and Q
respectively?
Profit can be divided either in capital ratio or

equally. Here we assume that profit is divided
in capital ratio :
85:15 or 17:3 answer
P and Q started a business investing Rs 85,000 each.
However, P withdrew 20% of his capital after 1.5 year
and Q doubled his investment after 20 months. . In
what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided
between P and Q respectively?
Profit can be divided either in capital ratio or

nd
equally. Here we assume that profit for 2 year
is divided in capital ratio :
p = (85*6 + 68*6) =918
Q = (85*6 + 170*6) =1530
their ratio : 918:1530 or 3:5 answer
A,B and C started a business by investing Rs 1,20,000, Rs
1,35,000 and Rs 1,50,000.Find the share of each ,out of
an annual profit of Rs 56,700?
Their profit sharing ratio as per their capital :

120: 135:150 or 8:9:10
share of A =8/27 *56700 = 16800
share of B = 9/27 *56700 = 18900
share of C = 10/27 *56700 = 21000
answer
A,B and C started a business by investing Rs 2,20,000, Rs
350000 and Rs 4,50,000.Find the share of each ,out of an
annual profit of Rs 10200 ?
Their profit sharing ratio as per their capital :

22:35:45
share of A =22/102 *10200 = 2200
share of B = 35/102 *10200 = 3500
share of C =45/102 *10200 = 4500
answer
3 milkman A,B,C rented a pasture A grazed his 45 cows
for 12 days B grazed his 36 cows for 15 days and c 60
cows for 10 days. If b's share of rent was Rs 540 What is
the total rent?
Share of A = 45*12 = 540

share of B = 36*15 = 540
share of C = 60 * 10 = 600
share of B's rent is 540, that means total rent
is : (540+540+600) = 1680 answer
3 milkman A,B,C rented a pasture A grazed his 90 cows
for 6 days B grazed his 15 cows for 20 days and c 30
cows for 5 days. If C's share of rent was Rs 300 What is
A's rent ?
Share of A = 90*6 = 540

share of B = 15*20= 300
share of C = 30*5= 150
share of c's rent is 300, that meansthe rent is
twice the total cow-days. So A's rent should be
1080 answer
Ram and Krishn entered into a partnership with Rs 50,000
and Rs 60,000, after 4 months Ram invested Rs 25,000
more while Krishn withdraw Rs 20,000 . Find the share of
Ram in the annual profit of Rs 289,000.
Ram's share = (50*4 + 75*8) =800

Krishn's share = (60*4 + 40*8) =560
share of ram = (80)/(80+56) * 289000
=170000 answer
A,B,C enter into partnership .A invests 3 times as much as
B invests and B invests two third of what C invests. At the
end of the year ,the profit earned is Rs 6600. what is the
share of B?
Let us start from C. Suppose C invests Rs. 3. B

will invest 2/3 of 3 = 2. Thus A would invest 6
total investment = 11
share of B = 2/11 * 6600 = 1200 answer
A,B,C enter into partnership . A invests two third of what
B invests and B invests two third of what C invests. At the
end of the year ,the share of A is 2000, what is the share
of B and C?
(start with the last - here C) Suppose C invests (3*3) = 9

B will invest = 9 * 2/3 = 6
A will invest = 6 * 2/3 = 4
thus if share of A is known, we can find share of B and C also.
B = 6/4 * 2000 = 3000
C = 9/4 * 2000 = 4500
shortcut = simply multiply 2000 *3/2 for B and again by 3/2
for C. You will get the answer
A,B and C enter into a partnership by investing in the ratio of
3:2:4. After one year ,B invests another Rs 2,70,000 and C,at
the end of 2 years, also invests Rs 2,70,000.At the end of 3
years,profit are shared in the ratio of 3:4:5.Find the initial
investment of each?
Share of A = 3x*3 = 9x
share of B = 2x*3 + 270*2 = 6x+540
Share of C =4x*3+270*1 = 12x+270
based on new ratio : 9x/3 = (12x+270)/5
3x=2.4x+54 or .6x=54 or x= 54/.6 = 90
so initial investments were : A : 270, B 180
and C 360 (all in thousands). Answer
A,B and C enter into a partnership by investing in the ratio of
3:2:4. After one year ,B invests another Rs 300,000 and C,at
the end of 2 years, also invests Rs 300,000.At the end of 3
years,profit are shared in the ratio of 2:2:3 .Find the initial
investment of each?
Share of A = 3x*3 = 9x
share of B = 2x*3 + 300*2 = 6x+600
Share of C =4x*3+300*1 = 12x+300
based on new ratio :
9x / 2 = (12x+300)/3
4.5x = 4x+100 or .5x = 100 or x = 200
initial investment by A = 600, B = 400 and C =800 (all in
'000) answer
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Here I present a few basic questions on average, percentage & profit. I

At present we have 1 liter alcohol and 4 liters

If B earns 100, A earns 133.33

Number of students passing out : 4,10 and 6

Add 75+45 = 120, (120 -100 = 20), thus 20%

Toal amount = (600 .25) + (1200*.5) = 750

Let us assume reduced price = X

100 /1.27X - 100 / X = 10.5

Total of first 5 = (5*7) = 35

Assume 3rd number = x, 2nd number = 2x and 1st number

Total of 16 children = (16 * 76) = 1216

Total from Monday to Wednesday

Let us assume number of wickets taken before

Total of team = (8*84) – (92-85)

Weight of A+B+C = (3*84) = 252

Total of P & Q = (15+5) * 2 = 40

Number of girls = 1/(1+5) * 36 = 6

Let us assume the weight of teacher = x

Formula for average = total for all / number of

Here also we have same difference between

His total for 4 examinations = 160

her total for 10 examinations = 800

Total for students = 30 * 40 = 1200

Age of Mrs and Mr. Sharma :

Old price = 400

Let us assume the number of students = X

Just add 1 and divide by 2, you will get the mid

Let us assume the number to be X

Profit can be divided either in capital ratio or

Profit can be divided either in capital ratio or

Their profit sharing ratio as per their capital :

Their profit sharing ratio as per their capital :

Share of A = 45*12 = 540

Share of A = 90*6 = 540

Ram's share = (50*4 + 75*8) =800

Let us start from C. Suppose C invests Rs. 3. B

(start with the last - here C) Suppose C invests (3*3) = 9

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Ram's share = (504 + 758) =800