alleryStart learning →Find the average of $5, 10, 15, 20$ and $25$.
- $12$
- $14$
- $15$
- $17$
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Correct answer: C. $15$
Sum $= 5+10+15+20+25 = 75$.
Average $= \dfrac{75}{5} = 15$.
IPPB (India Post Payments Bank) Averages — practice questions
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Worked practice questions
What is the average of the first five natural numbers?
- $2$
- $2.5$
- $3$
- $3.5$
Show answer and solution
Correct answer: C. $3$
Sum $= 1+2+3+4+5 = 15$.
Average $= \dfrac{15}{5} = 3$.
A man covers half of a journey at $40$ km/hr and the other half at $60$ km/hr. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
- $45$ km/hr
- $48$ km/hr
- $50$ km/hr
- $52$ km/hr
Show answer and solution
Correct answer: B. $48$ km/hr
For equal distances, average speed is the harmonic mean: $\dfrac{2xy}{x+y} = \dfrac{2 \times 40 \times 60}{100} = \dfrac{4800}{100} = 48$ km/hr.
Option C ($50$, the arithmetic mean) applies only when *time* is split equally, not distance.
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