Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Average

Question:

Set A contains seven numbers and the average of these numbers is 41. Set B contains five numbers and the average of these numbers is 44. The overall average of both the sets is:

Options:

42.75

42.25

41.75

42.5

Correct Answer:

42.25

Explanation:

Sum of set of 7 numbers of A = 7 × 41 = 287

Sum of set of 5 numbers of B = 5 × 44 = 220

Total sum of both sets = 287 + 220 = 507

Average of both the sets = \(\frac{507}{12}\) = 42.25