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Three types of rice whose rates are Rs. 38, Rs. 43 and Rs. 49 per kg are blended together to make a 15 kg of new blend of rice in which there are 8 kgs, 4 kgs 3 kgs of the respective types of rice. What is The average price of the new blend of rice ?

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Important Questions on Averages

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The ratio of milk to water is 5:4. If two litres of water is added, the ratio becomes 10:9, then find a new amount of water in the mixture.
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Jar A contains "X" ltr of pure milk only. A 27 ltr mixture of milk and water in the respective ratio of 4:5 is added to Jar A. The new mixture thus formed in Jar A contains 70% milk. What is the value of X?
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A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio 3:2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 4:5. How many litres of the latter must be mixed with 3 litres of the former so that the resultant mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and water?
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A can contain a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7: 5. When 9 L of mixture is drain off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
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The average of x, y, z is 24, x:y =2:3, x+y=60, then find x-z.
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How many liters of water should be added to a 30 L mixture of milk and water containing milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3, such that the resultant mixture has 40% water in it?
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18 litres of pure water was added to a vessel containing 80 litres of pure milk. 49 litres of the resultant mixture was then sold and some more quantity of pure milk and pure water was added to the vessel in the ratio of 2: 1. If the resultant ratio of milk and water in the vessel was 4: 1, what was the quantity of pure milk added in the vessel?
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In what ratio must a mixture of 15% spirit strength be mixed with that of 25% spirit strength to get a mixture of 21% spirit strength?
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Average of three numbers B, C and D is 1 more than the average of A, B and C. Average of A and D is 19.5.

Quantity 1: Find A.

Quantity 2: 21.

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The average runs of a cricketer in a tournament, in which he played 14 matches, were 47. His average runs in the first seven matches were 57, and that in the last five matches were 44. If the runs made by him in 8th match was 15, how many run did he make in 9th match?
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Two varieties of sugar are mixed together in a certain ratio. The cost of the mixture per Kg is ₹0.50 less than that of the superior and ₹0.75 more than the inferior variety. The ratio in which the superior and inferior varieties of sugar have been mixed is:
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A batsman played three matches in a tournament. The respective ratio between the scores of 1st and 2nd match was 5:4 and that between the scores of the 2nd and the 3rd match was 2:1. The difference between the 1st and 3rd match was 48 runs. What was the batsman’s average score in all the three matches?
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How much quantity (in kg.) of wheat costing Rs.84 per kg. must be mixed with 81 kg. of wheat costing Rs.60 per kg. so that on selling the mixture at Rs.75.9 per kg, there is a gain of 15%?
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The average weight of boys in a class is 30 kg and the average weight of girls in the same class is 20 kg. If, the average weight of whole class is 23.25 kg, what could be the possible strength of boys and girls respectively in the same class?
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There are 5 consecutive odd numbers. If the difference between the square of the average of the first two odd numbers and the square of the average of the last two odd numbers is 588, what is the smallest odd number?
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The average height of 16 students in a class is 142 cm. If the height of the teacher is added the average increases by 1 cm. What is the height of the teacher in cm?
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The average age of a group of 10 students was 15 years. When 5 more students joined the group, the average age rose by 1 year. The average age (in years) of the new students was
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The batting average of 40 innings of cricket player is 50 runs. His highest score exceeds his lowest score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded the average of the remaining 38 innings is 48. What was his highest score ?
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Jaydeep purchased 25 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 16.50 per kg and 35 kg of rice at the rate of 24.50 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture. Approximately at what rate per kg did he sell the mixture to make 25% profit?
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Find the ratio in which rice at ₹7.20 kg be mixed with rice at ₹5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth ₹ 6.30 a kg?