Competive Exam Math 4
Q. If the average of 16 consecutive even numbers is 482, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ā§§ā§ŦāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ (Even) āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ ā§Ēā§Žā§¨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 26 B) 28 C) 30 D) 32
Trick
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§° : Difference = (n − 1) × d
Where / āϝ'āϤ,
- n = Total numbers (āĻŽā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž) = 16
- d = Common difference (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ) = 2 (Even numbers / āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§)
= (16 - 1) × 2 = 15 × 2 = 30
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 30
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Q. If the average of 21 consecutive even numbers is 231, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ⧍⧧āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ (Even) āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ ā§¨ā§Šā§§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 42 B) 41 C) 40 D) 38
Trick
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§° : Difference = (n − 1) × d
Where / āϝ'āϤ: i. n = Total Numbers / āĻŽā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž = 21, ii. d = Common Difference / āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ = 2 (Even Numbers / āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž) = (21−1) × 2 =
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 40
Trick: Difference = (Number of Terms − 1) × Common Difference : āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ = (āĻŽā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž − ā§§) × āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
- Consecutive Numbers / āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž → d = 1
- Consecutive Even Numbers / āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž → d = 2
- Consecutive Odd Numbers / āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻ āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž → d = 2
Golden Rule: Average is not required when only the difference between the first and last consecutive numbers is asked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āϏā§āϧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠Average (āĻāĻĄāĻŧ)-ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ)
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Practice Set – Consecutive Numbers (āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž)
Q1. If the average of 18 consecutive even numbers is 125, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ā§§ā§ŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 125 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 32 B) 34 C) 36 D) 38
Q2. If the average of 25 consecutive odd numbers is 301, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ⧍ā§ĢāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 301 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 46 B) 48 C) 50 D) 52
Q3. If the average of 31 consecutive natural numbers is 250, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ā§Šā§§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 250 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 28 B) 30 C) 32 D) 34
Q4. If the average of 14 consecutive even numbers is 200, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ā§§ā§ĒāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 200 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 24 B) 26 C) 28 D) 30
Q5. If the average of 17 consecutive odd numbers is 145, find the difference between the first and the last number. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ ā§§ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 145 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 30 B) 32 C) 34 D) 36
Q6. The average of 20 consecutive even numbers is 251. Find the sum of the first and last numbers. (⧍ā§ĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 251āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āϝā§āĻāĻĢāϞ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 500 B) 502 C) 504 D) 506
Q7. The average of 19 consecutive odd numbers is 150. Find the first number. (⧧⧝āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 150āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 132 B) 130 C) 134 D) 136
Q8. The average of 24 consecutive even numbers is 155. Find the last number. (⧍ā§ĒāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 155āĨ¤ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 176 B) 178 C) 180 D) 182
Q9. Four consecutive even numbers have an average of 87. Find their product. (ā§ĒāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 87āĨ¤ āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻā§āĻŖāĻĢāϞ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) 55,845,600 B) 56,150,640 C) 57,152,640 D) 58,251,360
Q10. The average of 15 consecutive integers is 48. Find the difference between the product of the first and last numbers and the square of the middle number. (ā§§ā§ĢāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ 48āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŖāĻĢāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
A) −49 B) −64 C) −36 D) −25