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Section-wise pass averages: Section A has 20 students with an average of 80%. Section B has 30 students with an average of 70%. Find the combined passing average of all 50 students.
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Backdating family averages: The present average age of a 4-member family is 20 years. The youngest is 4 years old now. What was the average age of the family at the time of the youngest's birth (i.e., 4 years ago, before the baby was counted)?
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Average unchanged after birth: Three years ago, a 5-member family averaged 17 years. Today, even after a child is born, the family’s average is still 17. Find the present age of the child.
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Equal-expenditure purchases: A person spends ₹36 at each of five markets, where prices per orange are ₹1.00, ₹1.50, ₹1.80, ₹2.00, and ₹2.25. Find the average price per orange across all oranges bought.
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Linked subgroup averages: avg(a,b,c)=11; avg(c,d,e)=17; avg(e,f)=22; avg(e,c)=17. Find the average of a, b, c, d, e, f.
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Average correction after data error: The average age of 54 girls was initially computed as 14 years. One girl's actual age is 10.5 years, but it was taken as 13. Find the corrected average (approximate to the nearest whole year).
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Father and twin sons: The average age of a father and his two twin sons is 30 years. If the ratio of the father’s age to one son’s age is 5 : 2, find the father’s current age.
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Inventory ratio and mean: In a stationery shop, the ratio of pens to pencils is 3 : 2, and the average of the two counts is 180 (i.e., (pens + pencils) / 2 = 180). What is 30% of the number of pencils?
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Pairwise averages of three people: If avg(Rakesh, Mohan) = 15, avg(Mohan, Ramesh) = 12, and avg(Rakesh, Ramesh) = 13, find Mohan’s age.
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Family ages with youngest at birth: The average age of five sisters is 20 years at present. The youngest sister is currently 4 years old. What was the average age of the full group (all five, counting the newborn as age 0) at the exact time of the youngest sister’s birth?
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Targeting an overall percentage: Three annual exams are each out of 500 marks. A student averaged 45% in the first and 55% in the second. To achieve an overall average of 60% across all three, how many marks are needed in the third exam?
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Women and children workforce: The combined average age is 15 years. The 16 children average 8 years and the women average 22 years. If 10 of the women are married, how many women workers are unmarried?
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Pairwise averages: If (Dinesh + Mahesh)/2 = 16, (Mahesh + Rahul)/2 = 13, and (Dinesh + Rahul)/2 = 14, what is Mahesh’s age?
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Pass–fail split from overall average: In a class of 80 students, overall average marks are 40. Passed students average 60 and failed students average 35. How many students failed?
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Recession effect on counts: Sahara, Tata, Singhania, and Birla each had 250 industries last year. This year each sold 10 factories. What is their average number of industries now?
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Father–daughter ages: Present ratio is 3:1. Four years ago it was 4:1. What will be the average age of the father and the daughter two years hence?
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Linked triples: The average of three numbers is 42. The first is twice the second and the second is twice the third. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest number?
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Overlapping four-day averages: A mechanic’s average earning for the first four days of a week is Rs 18, and for the last four days is Rs 22. If he earned Rs 20 on the fourth day, what is his average earning for the entire seven-day week?
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Two-group salary mix: The average salary across all workers is Rs 850. Seven technicians average Rs 1000 each. The rest average Rs 780 each. How many total workers are there in the workshop?
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Replacement effect on average weight: The average weight of 8 men rises by 2 kg when a 50 kg man is replaced by a newcomer. What is the newcomer’s weight?
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