CALCULATE AVERAGE SHORTCUT TRICKS
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aptitude section is most important in bank
exams in PO and Clerk and for
other competitive exams because if you want a good score in the bank exam then you
have to score well in maths. In competitive exams the most important thing is
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shortcut tricks on different maths topics.
One of the most important
topics in maths is average. You should know how to calculate the Average in a very short time. For this here we are
providing shortcut tricks to calculate averages in maths.
AVERAGE: An average, or more accurately an
arithmetic mean is, in crude terms, the sum of n different data divided by n.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE AVERAGE:
For example, if a batsman scores
30, 50, and 25 runs in the first, second, and third innings respectively, then his
average runs in 3 innings is equal to
30+50+25/3; =39 runs
Therefore, the two most used formulas in this question are:
Average= total of data/no. of
data
And total = average × no. of data
Important
Formulae Related to Calculate Average of numbers:
1.
Average of first n natural number = (n+1)/2
2. Average of the first n even number = (n+1)
3.
Average of first n odd number = n
4.
Average of consecutive number = (First number +Last number)/2
5.
Average of 1 to n odd numbers = (Last odd number+1)/2
6.
Average of 1 to n even numbers = (Last even number+2)/2
7.
Average of squares of first n natural numbers = [(n+1) (2n+1)]/6
8.
Average of the cubes of first n natural number = [n (n+1) ^2]/4
9.
Average of n multiples of any number = [Number*(n+1)]/2
Examples
with shortcut tricks on how to calculate Average are given below:
1. Ex: the
average age of 30 boys in a class is equal to 14 yrs. When the age of the class
teacher is included the average becomes 15 yrs. Find the age of the class teacher?
Solution: total ages of 30 boys = 14 × 30
= 420yrs.
Total ages when class teacher is
included = 15 × 31 = 465yrs.
So the age of the class teacher = 465 –
420 = 45 yrs.
Shortcut trick: age of new entrant = new average
+ no. of old members × Increase in average = 15 + 30 (15-14) = 45 yrs.
2. Ex: the
average weight of 4 men is increased by 3 kg when one of them who weighs 120kg
is replaced by another man. What is the weight of the new man?
Solution: by shortcut trick: if the average is increased by 3 kg, then the
sum of weight increases by 3 × 4 = 12 kg.
And this increase in weight is
due to the extra weight included due to the inclusion of new person.
So weight of new man = 120 + 12 =
132 kg.
We can also solve this question
by Direct formula: weight of new person = weight of removed person+ no. of
persons × increase in average = 120 + 4 * 3= 132 kg.
3. Ex: the
average of marks obtained by 120 candidates in a certain examination is 35. If the
average marks of passed the examination?
Solution: Let the number of passed
candidates be x.
The total marks = 120 × 35 = 39x
+ (120-x) * 15
Or, 4200 = 39x + 1800 – 15x
Or, 24x = 2400
X = 100
So the number of passed candidates =
100.
We can also
solve this question by shortcut trick direct formula:
Number of passed candidates =
total candidates ( total average –
failed average) / passed the average-failed average
And the number of failed candidates=
Total candidates (passed average –
total average) / passed average – failed average
by this, we can solve the number of
passed candidates = 120 (35 – 15) / 39 – 15
= 100
4. Ex: A
batsman in his 17th innings makes a score of 85, and thereby increases
his average by 3. What is his average after 17 innings?
Solution: let the average after 16th
innings be x, then 16x + 85
= 17 (x + 3) = Total score after
17th innings.
X = 85 – 51 = 34
Average after 17 innings = x + 3
= 34 + 3 = 37
Shortcut tricks
or direct formula:
Average after 16 innings = 85 – 3
* 17 = 34
Average after 17 innings = 85 – 3
(17 – 1) = 37.
5. Ex: a
cricketer has completed 10 innings and his average is 21.5 runs. How many runs
must he make in his next innings so as to raise his average to 24?
Solution: total of 10 innings = 21.5 × 10
= 215
Suppose he needs a score of x in
11th innings; then average in 11 innings = 215 + x / 11 =24
Or x, = 264 – 215 = 49
Shortcut tricks
or direct formula:
Required score = 11 × 24 – 21.5 ×
10 = 49
Note: the above formula is based
on the theory that the difference is counted due to the score in the last innings.
6. Ex: in a
class, there are 20 boys whose average age is decreased by 2 months, when one
boy aged 18 years is replaced by a new boy. Find the age of the new boy.
Solution: Shortcut
trick:
Age of new person = age of
removed person – no. of persons × decrease in average age
= 18 – 20 × 2/12
= 18 – 10/3
= 44/3
= 14 yrs 8 months.
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