Averages Worksheet for Maths Olympiad
How to solve it (Think in totals): Average = total ÷ how many; so total = average × how many. A number taken away = old total − new total. Evenly spaced numbers (like 10 to 20): average = (first + last) ÷ 2.
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- 1.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 44 to 54? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 5 (d) 10
- 2.What is the average of 88, 65, 87, 90 and 45? (a) 74 (b) 77 (c) 75 (d) 76
- 3.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 40 to 52? (a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 4.A batter has an average of 38 runs in 4 matches. How many runs are needed in the next match to raise the average to 42? (a) 42 (b) 20 (c) 58 (d) 46
- 5.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 26 to 52? (a) 39 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 13
- 6.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 57 to 69? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 63 (d) 64
- 7.What is the average of 44, 68, 70 and 54? (a) 58 (b) 60 (c) 61 (d) 59
- 8.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 12 to 52? (a) 20 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 9.What is the average of 79, 89, 75, 60, 74 and 73? (a) 74 (b) 76 (c) 90 (d) 75
- 10.A batter has an average of 23 runs in 4 matches. How many runs are needed in the next match to raise the average to 25? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 11.What is the average of 52, 71, 72 and 37? (a) 57 (b) 59 (c) 58 (d) 60
- 12.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 15 to 41? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 13 (d) 29
- 13.What is the average of 85, 70, 62, 77, 62 and 100? (a) 77 (b) 78 (c) 76 (d) 75
- 14.A batter has an average of 22 runs in 5 matches. How many runs are needed in the next match to raise the average to 26? (a) 46 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 15.What is the average of 65, 65, 62 and 44? (a) 59 (b) 60 (c) 58 (d) 61
- 16.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 34 to 40? (a) 3 (b) 37 (c) 6 (d) 38
- 17.What is the average of 65, 66, 89 and 84? (a) 78 (b) 75 (c) 77 (d) 76
- 18.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 57 to 91? (a) 74 (b) 34 (c) 75 (d) 17
- 19.The average of 4 numbers is 25. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 26. Which number was taken away? (a) 23 (b) 51 (c) 22 (d) 25
- 20.What is the average of 69, 74, 52 and 61? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 63 (d) 65
- 21.What is the average of 7, 32, 7, 25, 34 and 27? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 22.What is the average of 75, 67, 79, 82, 65 and 112? (a) 96 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 79
- 23.The average of 7 numbers is 47. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 45. Which number was taken away? (a) 92 (b) 47 (c) 14 (d) 59
- 24.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 37 to 43? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 40 (d) 41
- 25.The average of 6 numbers is 27. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 24. Which number was taken away? (a) 51 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 27
- 26.A batter has an average of 44 runs in 8 matches. How many runs are needed in the next match to raise the average to 46? (a) 46 (b) 62 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 27.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 24 to 60? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 28.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 29 to 67? (a) 49 (b) 38 (c) 19 (d) 48
- 29.The average of 4 numbers is 50. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 45. Which number was taken away? (a) 95 (b) 20 (c) 50 (d) 65
- 30.What is the average of 19, 22, 23 and 64? (a) 34 (b) 31 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 31.What is the average of 19, 31, 41 and 37? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 34
- 32.What is the average of all the whole numbers from 8 to 40? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 33.What is the average of 81, 68, 78 and 53? (a) 70 (b) 72 (c) 71 (d) 69
- 34.A batter has an average of 35 runs in 7 matches. How many runs are needed in the next match to raise the average to 43? (a) 64 (b) 99 (c) 51 (d) 43
- 35.What is the average of 92, 73, 94, 90, 79 and 46? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 78 (d) 79
- 36.The average of 8 numbers is 29. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 33. Which number was taken away? (a) 29 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 62
- 37.The average of 5 numbers is 30. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 29. Which number was taken away? (a) 5 (b) 59 (c) 34 (d) 30
- 38.The average of 4 numbers is 25. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 20. Which number was taken away? (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 45
- 39.The average of 4 numbers is 41. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 43. Which number was taken away? (a) 41 (b) 84 (c) 35 (d) 36
- 40.What is the average of 50, 45, 63, 68, 50 and 48? (a) 53 (b) 56 (c) 54 (d) 55
Answer key
- 49
- 75
- 46
- 58
- 39
- 63
- 59
- 32
- 75
- 33
- 58
- 28
- 76
- 46
- 59
- 37
- 76
- 74
- 22
- 64
- 22
- 80
- 59
- 40
- 42
- 62
- 42
- 48
- 65
- 32
- 32
- 24
- 70
- 99
- 79
- 1
- 34
- 40
- 35
- 54
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