Find the average of the first 10 multiples of 7:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 38.5
The first 10 multiples of 7 (7, 14, …, 70) go up in equal steps, and the average of numbers in equal steps is the average of the first and the last.
First multiple: 7; tenth multiple: \(7\times10=70\)
Average \(\displaystyle=\frac{7+70}{2}=38.5\)