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Page No 23.12:

Question 1:

A die was thrown 20 times and the following scores were recorded:
5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 6, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 1
Prepare the frequency table of the scores on the upper face of the die and find the mean score.

Answer:

The frequency table for the given data is as follows:
x: 1           2           3          4              5                 6
f:  2           5           1          4              6                 2

In order to compute the arithmetic mean, we prepare the following table:

                                  Computation of Arithmetic Mean

Scores (xi) Frequency (fi) xifi
1 2 2
2 5 10
3 1 3
4 4 16
5 6 30
6 2 12
Total fi = 20 fixi =73

We have, fi = 20 and fixi =73
∴ The mean score = fixifi = 7320 = 3.65.

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Question 2:

The daily wages (in Rs) of 15 workers in a factory are given below:
200, 180, 150, 150, 130, 180, 180, 200, 150, 130, 180, 180, 200, 150, 180
Prepare the frequency table and find the mean wage.

Answer:

The frequency table for the given data is as follows:
          Wagesxi ) :                               130        150          180         200
Number of workersfi ):                  2           4              6           3 

In order to compute the mean wage, we prepare the following table:

Mean wages of the workers
xi  fi  fi xi
130 2  260
150 4  600
180 6 1080
200 3  600
Total fi =N = 15  fi xi =  2540

Mean  = fi xifi  = 254015 = Rs. 169.33 .

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Question 3:

The following table shows the weights (in kg) of 15 workers in a factory:

Weight (in kg): 60 63 66 72 75
Numbers of workers: 4 5 3 1 2
Calculate the mean weight.

Answer:

                                    Calculation of Mean

 xi fi fixi
 60  4 240
63  5 315
66  3 198
72  1 72
75  2 150
Total fi = 15 fixi = 975

∴ Mean weight = â€‹ fixifi  = 97515 = 65 kg.

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Question 4:

The ages (in years) of 50 students of a class in a school are given below:

Age (in years): 14 15 16 17 18
Numbers of students: 15 14 10 8 3
Find the mean age.

Answer:

        Calculation of Mean
 xi fi fi xi
 14  15 210
15  14 210
16  10 160
17  8 136
18  3 54
Total fi = 50 fixi = 770

∴ Mean age = â€‹ fixifi  = 77050 = 15.4 yrs.

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Question 5:

Calculate the mean for the following distribution:

x : 5 6 7 8 9
f : 4 8 14 11 3

Answer:

                       Calculation of Mean
 xi fi fi xi
 5  4 20
6  8 48
7  14 98
8  11 88
9  3 27
Total fi = 40 fixi = 281

∴ Mean = â€‹ fixifi  = 28140 = 7.025 .



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Question 6:

Find the mean of the following data:

x: 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
f: 13 15 16 18 16 15 13

Answer:

                    Calculation of Mean

xi fi fixi
19 13  247
21 15 315
23 16 368
25 18 450
27 16 432
29 15 435
31 13 403
Total  fi= N = 106 fixi = 2650

 ∴ Mean  =fixifi = 2650106 = 25.

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Question 7:

The mean of the following data is 20.6. Find the value of p.

x: 10 15 p 25 35
f: 3 10 25 7 5

Answer:

            Calculation of Mean

xi fi fi xi
10 3 30
15 10 150
p 25 25p
25 7 175
35 5 175
Total fi = 50 fixi = 530 + 25p

We have: 

fi = 50, â€‹fixi = 530 +25p

∴ Mean =fixifi  

20.6 = 530 +25p5020.6×50 = 530 +25p1030 = 530 +25p1030 - 530 = 25p500 = 25pp = 50025p = 20 

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Question 8:

If the mean of the following data is 15, find p.

x: 5 10 15 20 25
f: 6 p 6 10 5

Answer:

                                 Calculation of Mean

xi fi fi xi
5 6 30
10 p 10p
15 6 90
20 10 200
25 5 125
Total fi = 27 + p fixi = 445 + 10p

We have:

fi = 27 + p,  â€‹fixi = 445 +10p

∴ Mean =fixifi  

15= 445 +10p27 +p15 (27 +p) = 445 +10p405 + 15p =445 +10p15p - 10p = 445 -4055p = 40p = 40÷5

Therefore, p =  8.

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Question 9:

Find the value of p for the following distribution whose mean is 16.6

x: 8 12 15 p 20 25 30
f: 12 16 20 24 16 8 4

Answer:

​                      Calculation of Mean

xi fi fixi
8 12 96
12 16 192
15 20 300
p 24 24p
20 16 320
25 8 200
30 4 120
Total  fi= N = 100 fixi = 1228 + 24p

We have:

fi = 100, fixi = 1228 +24p  

∴ Mean  =fixifi 

16.6 = 1228 +24p10016.6×100 = 1228 +24p1660 = 1228 +24p1660 - 1228 = 24p432 = 24pp = 43224p =18.

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Question 10:

Find the missing value of p for the following distribution whose mean is 12.58

x: 5 8 10 12 p 20 25
f: 2 5 8 22 7 4 2

Answer:

​                      Calculation of Mean

xi fi fixi
5 2 10
8 5 40
10 8 80
12 22 264
p 7 7p
20 4 80
25 2 50
Total  fi= N = 50 fixi = 524 + 7p

We have:

​fi = 50, fixi = 524 +7p  

∴ Mean  =fixifi 

12.58 = 524 +7p5012.58×50 = 524 +7p629 = 524 +7p629 - 524 = 7p105 = 7pp = 1057p =15.

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Question 11:

Find the missing frequency (p) for the following distribution whose mean is 7.68

x: 3 5 7 9 11 13
f: 6 8 15 p 8 4

Answer:

                                 Calculation of Mean
xi fi fi xi
3 6 18
5 8 40
7 15 105
9 p 9p
11 8 88
13 4 52
Total fi = 41 + p fixi = 303 + 9p

We have:

fi = 41+ p, â€‹ fixi = 303 +9p

∴ Mean =fixifi  

7.68 = 303 +9p41+p7.68 × (41 +p) =303 +9p314.88 + 7.68p = 303 +9p 314.88 -303 = 9p -7.68p11.88 = 1.32pp = 11.881.32  p =9.

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Question 12:

Find the value of p, if the mean of the following distribution is 20

x: 15 17 19 20 + p 23
f: 2 3 4 5 p 6

Answer:

                                 Calculation of Mean
xi fi fi xi
15 2 30
17 3 51
19 4 76
20 + p 5p (20+p)5p
23 6 138
Total fi = 15 + 5p fixi = 295 + (20 + p) 5p

We have:

fi = 15 + 5p, â€‹fixi = 295 + (20 + p5p​.

∴ Mean =fixifi  

20= 295 + (20+p)5p15+5p20 × (15 +5p) =295 + (20+p)5p300+ 100p = 295 +100p + 5p

⇒ 300 295 100-1005p2
⇒ 5p2
⇒ p2 1
⇒ 1.



Page No 23.16:

Question 1:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
83, 37, 70, 29, 45, 63, 41, 70, 34, 54

Answer:

 Arranging the data in ascending order, we have:
 

              29, 34, 37, 41, 45, 54, 63, 70, 70, 83

Here, the number of observations, n = 10 (Even).

  Median=n2th observation +n2 +1th observation2Median=Value of 5th observation +Value of 6th observation2Median=(45 + 54)2 = 49.5
Hence, the median of the given data is 49.5.

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Question 2:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
133, 73, 89, 108, 94, 104, 94, 85, 100, 120

Answer:

 Arranging the data in ascending order, we have:

 73, 85, 89, 94, 94, 100, 104, 108, 120, 133.

Here, the number of observations n = 10 (Even).

  Median=n2th observation +n2 +1th observation2Median=Value of 5th observation +Value of 6th observation2Median=(94 + 100)2 = 1942Median=97
Hence, the median of the given data is 97.

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Question 3:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
31, 38, 27, 28, 36, 25, 35, 40

Answer:

 Arranging the data in ascending order, we have:

              25,27, 28, 31, 35, 36, 38, 40

Here, the number of observations n = 8 (Even).

  Median=n2th observation +n2 +1th observation2Median=Value of 4th observation +Value of 5th observation2Median=(31 + 35)2 = 662Median=33
Hence, the median of the given data is 33.

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Question 4:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
15, 6, 16, 8, 22, 21, 9, 18, 25

Answer:

 Arranging the data in ascending order, we have:

             6, 8, 9, 15,16,18, 21, 22, 25

Here, the number of observations n = 9 (Odd).

  Median=Value of n+12th observation, i.e., value of the 5th observation =16. 
Hence, the median of the given data is 16.

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Question 5:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
41, 43, 127, 99, 71, 92, 71, 58, 57

Answer:

 Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

  41, 43, 57, 58, 71,71, 92, 99, 127 
Here, n = 9, which is odd.

∴ Median = Value of 9+12th observation, i.e., the 5th observation = 71.

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Question 6:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
25, 34, 31, 23, 22, 26, 35, 29, 20, 32

Answer:

 Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

  20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35

Here, n = 10, which is even.

 Median = Value of n2th observation + Value of n2 +1th observation2Median =Value of 5th observation + Value of 6th observation2Median =26 +292 = 552Median =27.5
Hence, the median is 27.5 for the given data.

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Question 7:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
12, 17, 3, 14, 5, 8, 7, 15

Answer:

 Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

 3,5,7,8,12,14,15,17

Here, n = 8, which is even.

 Median = Value of n2th observation + Value of n2 +1th observation2Median =Value of 4th observation + Value of 5th observation2Median =8 +122 Median =10.
Hence, the median of the given data is 10.

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Question 8:

Find the median of the following data (1-8)
92, 35, 67, 85, 72, 81, 56, 51, 42, 69

Answer:

 Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

 35, 42, 51, 56, 67, 69, 72, 81, 85, 92

Here, n = 10, which is even.

 Median = Value of n2th observation + Value of n2 +1th observation2Median =Value of 5th observation + Value of 6th observation2Median =67 +692  = 1362Median =68.
Hence, the median of the given data is 68.

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Question 9:

Numbers 50, 42, 35, 2x + 10, 2x − 8, 12, 11, 8, 6 are written in descending order and their median is 25, find x.

Answer:

Here, the number of observations n is 9. Since n is odd , the median is the n+12th observation, i.e. the 5th  observation.
As the numbers are arranged in the descending order, we therefore observe from the last.
Median =  â€‹5th  observation.
 25 = 2x -8
 2x = 25 +8
 2x = 33
x = 332
x = 16.5
Hence, â€‹x = 16.5.

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Question 10:

Find the median of the following observations : 46, 64, 87, 41, 58, 77, 35, 90, 55, 92, 33. If 92 is replaced by 99 and 41 by 43 in the above data, find the new median?

Answer:

 Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

      33, 35, 41, 46, 55, 58, 64, 77, 87, 90, 92

  Here, the number of observations n is 11 (odd).

Since the number of observations is odd, therefore, 
 
Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 6th observation = 58.
Hence, median = 58.
           
If 92 is replaced by 99 and 41 by 43, then the new observations arranged in ascending order are:

 33, 35, 43, 46, 55, 58, 64, 77, 87, 90, 99.

∴ New median =  Value of the 6th observation = 58.

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Question 11:

Find the median of the following data : 41, 43, 127, 99, 61, 92, 71, 58, 57, If 58 is replaced by 85, what will be the new median?

Answer:

 Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

  41, 43, 57, 58, 61, 71, 92, 99,127

  Here, the number of observations, n, is 9(odd).

∴ Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 5th observation = 61.
Hence, the median = 61.
If 58 is replaced by 85 , then the new observations arranged in ascending order are:
 41, 43, 57,  61, 71, 85, 92, 99,12 .
∴ New median =  Value of the 5th observation = 71.

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Question 12:

The weights (in kg) of 15 students are : 31, 35, 27, 29, 32, 43, 37, 41, 34, 28, 36, 44, 45, 42, 30. Find the median. If the weight 44 kg is replaced by 46 kg and 27 kg by 25 kg, find the new median.

Answer:

Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have:

  27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45.

  Here, the number of observations n is 15(odd).

   Since the number of observations is odd, therefore, 
   Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 8th observation = 35.
  Hence, median = 35 kg.

If 44 kg is replaced by 46 kg and 27 kg by 25 kg , then the new observations arranged in ascending order are:
25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46.
 ∴ New median =  Value of the 8th observation = 35 kg.

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Question 13:

The following observations have been arranged in ascending order. If the median of the data is 63, find the value of x :
29, 32, 48, 50, x, x + 2, 72, 78, 84, 95

Answer:

Here, the number of observations n is 10. Since n is even,

 Median = n2th observation+ n2+1thobservation2Median=Value of 5th observation+Value of 6th observation263 =x+ (x+2)263 =2x+22 = 2(x+1)2 63 = x+1x = 63-1 = 62.
Hence, â€‹x = 62.



Page No 23.20:

Question 1:

Find the mode and median of the data: 13, 16, 12, 14, 19, 12, 14, 13, 14
By using the empirical relation also find the mean.

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order such that same numbers are put together, we get:


12,12,13,13, 14,14,14, 16, 19
Here, n = 9.
∴ Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 5th observation = 14.
Here, 14 occurs the maximum number of times, i.e., three times. Therefore, 14 is the mode of the data.

Now,
Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
 14 = 3 x 14 - 2 Mean
2 Mean  = 42 - 14 = 28
 Mean = 28 ÷ 2 = 14.
 

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Question 2:

Find the median and mode of the data: 35, 32, 35, 42, 38, 32, 34

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order such that same numbers are put together, we get:

32, 32, 34,35,35, 38,42.

Here, n = 7
∴ Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 4th observation = 35.
Here, 32 and 35, both occur twice. Therefore, 32 and 35 are the two modes.

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Question 3:

Find the mode of the data: 2, 6, 5, 3, 0, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 4

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order such that same values are put together, we get:

0, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3,3,4,4,4,5,5,6.

Here, 2,3 and 4 occur three times each. Therefore, 2 ,3 and 4 are the three modes.

Alternate Solution
​Arranging the data in the form of a frequency table, we have:
Values Tally Bars Frequency
0 ∣ 1
2 ∣∣∣ 3
3 ∣∣∣ 3
4 ∣∣∣ 3
5 ∣∣ 2
6 ∣ 1
Total   13

Clearly, the values 2,3 and 4 occur the maximum number of times, i.e., three times.
Hence, the mode is 2,3 and 4.

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Question 4:

The runs scored in a cricket match by 11 players are as follows:
6, 15, 120, 50, 100, 80, 10, 15, 8, 10, 10
Find the mean, mode and median of this data.

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order such that same values are put together, we get:

6,8,10,10,10,15,15,50,80,100,120.

Here, n = 11
∴ Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 6th observation = 15.
Here, 10 occurs three times. Therefore, 10 is the mode of the given data.
Now, 
Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
⇒ 10 = 3 x 15 - 2 Mean
⇒2 Mean  = 45 - 10 = 35
⇒ Mean = 35 ÷ 2 = 17.5.

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Question 5:

Find the mode of the following data:
12, 14, 16, 12, 14, 14, 16, 14, 10, 14, 18, 14

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order such that same values are put together, we get:

10,12,12,14,14,14,14,14,14, 16, 16, 18.

Here, clearly, 14 occurs the most number of times.
Therefore, 14 is the mode of the given data.

Alternate solution:
Arranging the data in the form of a frequency table, we get:
  Values Tally Bars Frequency
10 ∣ 1
12 ∣∣ 2
14 IIIII 6
16 ∣∣ 2
18 ∣ 1
Total   12

Clearly, 14 has maximum frequency. So, the mode of the given data is 14. 

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Question 6:

Heights of 25 children (in cm) in a school are as given below:
168, 165, 163, 160, 163, 161, 162, 164, 163, 162, 164, 163, 160, 163, 163, 165, 163, 162, 163, 164, 163, 160, 165, 163, 162
What is the mode of heights?
Also, find the mean and median.

Answer:

Arranging the data in tabular form, we get:

Height of Children (cm)  Tally Bars Frequency
160 ∣∣∣ 3
161 ∣ 1
162 ∣∣∣∣ 4
163 10
164 ∣∣∣ 3
165 ∣∣∣ 3
168 ∣ 1
Total   25

Here, n = 25
∴ Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 13th observation = 163 cm.
Here, clearly, 163 cm occurs the most number of times. Therefore, the mode of the given data is 163 cm.
Now, 
Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
 163 = 3 x 163 - 2 Mean
2 Mean  =  326
 Mean = 326 ÷ 2 = 163 cm.

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Question 7:

The scores in mathematics test (out of 25) of 15 students are as follows:
19, 25, 23, 20, 9, 20, 15, 10, 5, 16, 25, 20, 24, 12, 20
Find the mode and median of this data. Are they same?

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order such that same values are put together, we get:

5,9,10,12,15,16, 19, 20, 20, 20, 20,  23, 24, 25, 25.
Here, n = 15
∴ Median = Value of n+12th observation = Value of the 8th observation = 20.
Here, clearly, 20 occurs the most number of times, i.e., 4 times. Therefore, the mode of the given data is 20.
Yes, the median and mode of the given data are the same.

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Question 8:

Calculate the mean and median for the folllowing data:

Marks : 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 20
Number of students : 3 5 4 5 2 3 2 1
Using empirical formula, find its mode.

Answer:

                               Calculation of Mean
Marks (xi) 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 Total
Number of Students (fi) 3 5 4 5 2 3 2 1 fi =  25
fixi 30 55 48 65 28 48 38 20  fixi = 332

Mean  = fixifi = 33225 = 13.28
Here, n = 25, which is an odd number. Therefore, 
Median = Value of n+12th observation = the 13th observation = 13.
Now,
Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
Mode = 3 x 13 - 2 x (13.28) 
Mode = 39 - 26.56
Mode = 12.44.

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Question 9:

The following table shows the weights of 12 persons.

Weight (in kg): 48 50 52 54 58
Number of persons: 4 3 2 2 1
Find the median and mean weights. Using empirical relation, calculate its mode.

Answer:

Calculation of Mean
Weight (xi) 48 50 52 54 58 Total
Number of Persons (fi) 4 3 2 2 1     fi=12
fixi 192 150 104 108 58 fixi = 612

Mean  = fixifi = 61212 = 51 kg.
Here, n = 12
 Median = value ofn2th observation  + value ofn2 +1th observation2 Median= value of6th observation  + value of7th observation2  Median=50 +502 Median= 50 kg. 

Now, 
     Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
⇒ Mode = 3 x 50 - 2 x 51
⇒Mode  = 150 - 102 
⇒ Mode = 48 kg.
Thus, Mean = 51 kg, Median = 50 kg and Mode = 48 kg.



Page No 23.21:

Question 1:

If the mean of observations 7, 8, 9, 11 and x is 10, then x =

(a) 10                                    (b) 15                                (c) 12                                 (d) 13

Answer:

Given : the mean of the observations 7, 8, 9, 11 and x is 10.
Mean of observations=Sum of observationsNumber of observations10=7+8+9+11+x535+x=50x=50-35=15
Thus, the value of x is 15.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

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Question 2:

If the mean of observations 20, 42, 35, 45 and x is 37, then x =

(a) 43                                    (b) 42                                (c) 44                                 (d) 45

Answer:

Given : the mean of the observations 20, 42, 35, 45 and x.
Mean of observations=Sum of observationsNumber of observations37=20+42+35+45+x5142+x=185x=185-142=43
Thus, the value of x is 43.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 3:

The mean of first five natural numbers is

(a) 5                                    (b) 4                                (c) 3                                 (d) 6

Answer:

The first five natural numbers are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations          =1+2+3+4+55          =155          =3
Thus, the mean of first five natural number is 3.
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 4:

The mean of first five prime numbers is

(a) 5.6                                 (b) 5.5                               (c) 5.4                                 (d) 5.2

Answer:

The first five prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11.
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations          =2+3+5+7+115          =285          =5.6
Thus, the mean of first five prime numbers is 5.6.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 5:

The mean of first seven even natural numbers is

(a) 7                                 (b) 8                               (c) 9                                 (d) 6

Answer:

The first seven even natural numbers are: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14.
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations          =2+4+6+8+10+12+147          =567          =8
Thus, the mean of first seven even natural numbers is 8.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

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Question 6:

The mean of first six multiples of 5 is

(a) 3.5                                 (b) 18.5                               (c) 17.5                                 (d) 30

Answer:

The first six multiples of 5 are: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30.
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations          =5+10+15+20+25+306          =1056          =17.5
Thus, the mean of first six multiples of 5 is 17.5.
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 7:

The mean of five numbers is 4. If 1 is added to each other, then the new mean is

(a) 4                                 (b) 5                               (c) 3                                 (d) 5.5

Answer:

Mean of five numbers = 4
Sum of five numbers = 5 × 4 = 20
New mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations          =20+1+1+1+1+15          =255          =5
Thus, the new mean is 5.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

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Question 8:

If the sum of 10 observations is 95, then their mean is

(a) 9.5                                 (b) 10                               (c) 950                                 (d) 95

Answer:

Sum of 10 observations = 95
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations          =9510          =9.5
Thus, the mean is 9.5.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 9:

If the mean of n observations is 12 and the sum of the observations is 132, then the value of n is

(a) 9                                 (b) 10                               (c) 11                                 (d) 12

Answer:

Mean of n observations = 12
Sum of observations = 132
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations12=132nn=13212=11
Thus, the value of n is 11.
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 10:

The median of the data 9, 12, 11, 10, 8, 9, 11 is

(a) 10                                 (b) 11                               (c) 9                                 (d) None of these

Answer:

Arranging the given data in increasing order, we get
8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12
As the number of observations is odd (7), the median is the middle term which is 10.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 11:

The median of the data 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 is

(a) 7                                 (b) 9                               (c) 11                                 (d) 10

Answer:

The data in arranging order is : 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
As the number of observations is odd (5), the median is the middle term which is 9.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

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Question 12:

The mean of a data is 15 and the sum of the observations is 195. The number of observations is

(a) 13                                 (b) 19                               (c) 16                                 (d) 17

Answer:

Mean of data = 15
Sum of observations = 195
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observationsn15=195nn=19515=13
Thus, the number of observations is 13.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 13:

The median of 11 observations is 10. The number of possible observations in the data which are less than 10 is

(a) 5                                 (b) 6                               (c) 3                                 (d) 10

Answer:

Median divides the data into two equal parts. Since, the number of observations is 11, so
after arranging in increasing or decreasing order, the number of observations to the left
of the median is five.
Thus, the required number of observations is 5.
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 14:

If the mode of 22, 21, 23, 24, 21, 20, 23, 26, x and 26 is 23, then x =

(a) 20                                 (b) 21                               (c) 23                                 (d) 24

Answer:

Arranging the numbers 22, 21, 23, 24, 21, 20, 23, 26 and 26 in increasing order, we get
20, 21, 21, 22, 23, 23, 24, 26, 26
Here, the frequencies 21, 23 and 24 is 2.
So, for 23 to be the mode of the data, the value of x should be 23.
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 15:

If the mean of 5, 7, x, 10, 5 and 7 is 7, then x =

(a) 6                                 (b) 7                               (c) 8                                 (d) 9

Answer:

Here, the observations are 5, 7, x, 10, 5 and 7.
Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations7=5+7+x+10+5+76x+34=42x=42-34=8
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 16:

The mean of p, q and r is same as the mean of q, 2r and s. Then which of the following is correct?

(a) p = q = r              (b) q = r = s                     (c) q = r                           (d) p = r + s
 

Answer:

Mean of p, q and r = Mean of q, 2r and s
p+q+r3=q+2r+s3p+q+r=q+2r+sp=r+s
Hence, the correct option is (d).

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Question 17:

The mean of 10, 15, 19, 30, 43, 69 and x is x. Then the median is

(a) 19                           (b) 43                                 (c) 30                                   (d) None of these

Answer:

The mean of 10, 15, 19, 30, 43, 69 and x is x.
 Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observationsx=10+15+19+30+43+69+x7x+186=7xx=1866=31

Thus, the observations are 10, 15, 19, 30, 43, 69 and 31.
Arranging the numbers 10, 15, 19, 30, 43, 69 and 31 in increasing order, we get
10, 15, 19, 30, 31, 43, 69
Thus, the median is 30.
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 18:

If the mean of 9, 10, 15, x, 6, 8 and 12 is 11. The median of the observations is

(a) 4                           (b) 10                                 (c) 13                                   (d) 5

Answer:

The mean of 9, 10, 15, x, 6, 8 and 12 is 11.
 Mean=Sum of observationsNumber of observations11=9+10+15+x+6+8+127x+60=77x=77-60=17
So, the observations are 9, 10, 15, 17, 6, 8 and 12.
Arranging the the observations in increasing order, we get
9, 10, 15, 17, 6, 8, 12        or           6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17
Thus, the median is 10.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

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Question 19:

The mode of the unimodular data 7, 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 9, 10, 11, 10, 11, 12 and x is 10.
The value of x is

(a) 10                           (b) 9                                 (c) 8                                   (d) 11

Answer:

Arranging the data in ascending order, we get
7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12
Here, 10 has the maximum frequency (4).
Hence, the correct option is (a).

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Question 20:

The mean weight of 21 students is 21 kg. If a student weighing 21 kg is removed from the group,
then the mean of of the remaining students is

(a) 20 kg                       (b) 21 kg                         (c) 19 kg                         (d) 18 kg

Answer:

Mean weight = 21 kg
Number of students = 21
Sum of weights of 21 students = 21 × 21 = 441
Sum of weights of 20 students left = 441 − 21 = 420
Mean of remaining students = 42020=21 kg
Hence, the correct option is (b).



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Question 21:

There are 7 observations in the data and their mean is 11. If each observation is multiplied by
2, then the mean of new observations is

(a) 11                       (b) 13                         (c) 22                         (d) 55

Answer:

Mean = 11
Number of observations = 7
Sum of observations = 11 × 7 = 77
Sum of new observations = 2 × 77 = 154
Mean of new observations = 1547=22
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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Question 22:

The mean of 10 observations is 15. If one observation 15 is added, then the new mean is

(a) 16                       (b) 11                         (c) 10                         (d) 15

Answer:

Sum of 10 observations = 10 × 15 = 150
Sum of 11 observations = 150 + 15 = 165
Number observations = 11
Mean of 11 observations = 16511=15
Thus, the new mean is 15.
Hence, the correct option is (d).

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Question 23:

If the median of 10, 12, x, 6, 18 is 10, then which of the following is correct?

(a) 6x10                    (b) x < 6                      (c) x > 18                     (d) Either (a) or (b)

Answer:

Arranging the numbers 10, 12, 6, 18 in ascending order, we get
6, 10, 12, 18
Thus, for 10 to be the median of the data, x < 6 or 6x10.
Hence, the correct option is (d).

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Question 24:

The mode of the data 9, x, 6, 3, 4, 9, 8, 6, 4, 6 is 6. Which of the following cannot be the value of x

(a) 8                                      (b) 7                                         (c) 6                                        (d) 9

Answer:

Arranging the data 9, 6, 3, 4, 9, 8, 6, 4, 6 in ascending order, we get
3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9
Since the mode of the data is 6, so the value of x cannot be 4 or 9.
Hence, the correct option is (d).

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Question 25:

Which of the following is correct?

(a) Mode = 2 Median − 3 Mean                                      (b) Mode = 3 Median − Mean
(c) Mode − Mean = 3(Median − Mean)                          (d) Mode − Median = Median − Mean

Answer:

The relation between Mean, Median and Mode is Mode − Mean = 3(Median − Mean).
Hence, the correct option is (d).



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Question 1:

Ashish studies for 4 hours, 5 hours and 3 hours on three consecutive days. How many hours does he study daily on an average?

Answer:

Average number of  study hours =  ( 4  + 5 + 3) ÷ 3 
                                                 =  12 ÷ 3

                                                 = 4 hours           
           Thus, Ashish studies for 4 hours on an average.

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Question 2:

A cricketer scores the following runs in 8 innings: 58, 76, 40, 35, 48, 45, 0, 100. Find the mean score.

Answer:

We have:
The mean score = (58 + 76  +40 +35 +48 +45 + 0+ 100)8 =4028   =   50.25 runs.

Thus, the mean score of the cricketer is 50.25 runs.

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Question 3:

The marks (out of 100) obtained by a group of students in science test are 85, 76, 90, 84, 39, 48, 56, 95, 81 and 75. Find the
(i) highest and the lowest marks obtained by the students.
(ii) range of marks obtained.
(iii) mean marks obtained by the group.

Answer:

In order to find the highest and lowest marks, let us arrange the marks in ascending order as follows:
39, 48, 56, 75, 76, 81, 84, 85, 90, 95
(i) Clearly, the highest mark is 95 and the lowest is 39.
(ii) The range of the marks obtained is: ( 95 - 39) = 56.
(iii) We have:
      Mean marks = Sum of the marks â€‹÷ Total number of students

⇒ Mean marks = (39 +48 + 56 +75 +76 +81 +84 +85 +90 +95)10 = 72910 = 72.9.

Hence, the mean marks of the students is 72.9.

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Question 4:

The enrolment of a school during six consecutive years was as follows:
1555, 1670, 1750, 2019, 2540, 2820
Find the mean enrollment of the school for this period.

Answer:

The mean enrolment = Sum of the enrolments in each year ÷ Total number of years

The mean enrolment = (1555 +1670 +1750 +2019 +2540 +2820) 6 = 123546 = 2059.

Thus, the mean enrolment of the school for the given period is 2059.

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Question 5:

The rainfall (in mm) in a city on 7 days of a certain week was recorded as follows:

Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Rainfall (in mm) 0.0 12.2 2.1 0.0 20.5 5.3 1.0
(i) Find the range of the rainfall from the above data.
(ii) Find the mean rainfall for the week.
(iii) On how many days was the rainfall less than the mean rainfall.

Answer:

(i) The range of the rainfall = Maximum rainfall - Minimum rainfall

                                    =    20.5  - 0.0
                                    =    20.5 mm .            

(ii) The mean rainfall = (0.0+12.2 +2.1 +0.0+20.5 + 5.3 +1.0)7 = 41.17 = 5.87 mm.

(iii) Clearly, there are 5 days (Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, and Sun), when the rainfall was less than the mean, i.e., 5.87 mm.

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Question 6:

If the heights of 5 persons are 140 cm, 150 cm, 152 cm, 158 cm and 161 cm respectively, find the mean height.

Answer:

The mean height = Sum of the heights ÷ Total number of persons

                        = (140 + 150 +152 +158 +161)5 = 7615= 152.2 cm

Thus, the mean height of 5 persons is 152.2 cm.



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Question 7:

Find the mean of 994, 996, 998, 1002 and 1000.

Answer:

Mean = Sum of the observations ÷ Total number of observations

 Mean  = (994 + 996 + 998 + 1002 +1000)5 = 49905 = 998.

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Question 8:

Find the mean of first five natural numbers.

Answer:

The first five natural numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Let X¯ denote their arithmetic mean. Then,

X¯ = 1+2+3+4+55 = 155 = 3.

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Question 9:

Find the mean of all factors of 10.

Answer:

The factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5 and 10 itself. Let â€‹X¯ denote their arithmetic mean. Then,

X¯ = 1+2+5 +104 = 184 = 4.5.

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Question 10:

Find the mean of first 10 even natural numbers.

Answer:

The first 10 even natural numbers are 2,4, 6, 8,10,12,14,16,18 and 20. Let â€‹X¯ denote their arithmetic mean. Then,
 
X¯ = 2+4+6+8+10+12+14+16+ 18+2010 = 11010 = 11.

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Question 11:

Find the mean of x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8.

Answer:

Mean =  Sum of observationsNumber of observations 

Mean = x +x+2 +x+4 +x+6 +x+85    Mean= 5x + 205 = 5(x+4)5 Mean= x+4.

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Question 12:

Find the mean of first five multiples of 3.

Answer:

The first five multiples of 3 are 3,6,9,12 and 15. Let X¯ denote their arithmetic mean. Then,

X¯ = 3+6+9+12+155 = 455 = 9.

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Question 13:

Following are the weights (in kg) of 10 new born babies in a hospital on a particular day:
3.4, 3.6, 4.2, 4.5, 3.9, 4.1, 3.8, 4.5, 4.4, 3.6. Find the mean X.

Answer:

We have:
        X¯ = Sum of the observationsNumber of observations   X¯ = 3.4 +3.6 +4.2 +4.5 + 3.9 +4.1 +3.8 +4.5 +4.4 +3.610X¯  = 4010 = 4 kg.

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Question 14:

The percentage of marks obtained by students of a class in mathematics are:
64, 36, 47, 23, 0, 19, 81, 93, 72, 35, 3, 1. Find their mean.

Answer:

We have :
 Mean = Sum of the marks obtained by studentsTotal number of students.Mean =64 +36 +47 +23+ 19+81+93 +72 +35 +3+112Mean =47412  = 39.5 %.

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Question 15:

The numbers of children in 10 families of a locality are:
2, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 1, 1, 5. Find the mean number of children per family.

Answer:

The mean number of children per family = Sum of the total number of childrenTotal number of families
 

Mean = 2+4+3+4+2+3+5+1+1+510 = 3010 = 3.

Thus, on an average there are 3 children per family in the locality.

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Question 16:

The mean of marks scored by 100 students was found to be 40. Later on it was discovered that a score of 53 was misread as 83. Find the correct mean.

Answer:

We have:
 

n = The number of observations = 100,  Mean = 40

 Mean = Sum of the observationsTotal number of observations40 =  Sum of the observations100 40 ×100 = Sum of the observations

Thus, the incorrect sum of the observations = 40 x 100 = 4000.

Now,

The correct sum of the observations = Incorrect sum of the observations - Incorrect observation + Correct observation

⇒ The correct sum of the observations = 4000 - 83 + 53 
⇒ The correct sum of the observations = 4000 - 30 =  3970

∴ Correct mean = Correct sum of observationsNumber of observations = 3970100 = 39.7

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Question 17:

The mean of five numbers is 27. If one number is excluded, their mean is 25. Find the excluded number.

Answer:

We have:

 Mean = Sum of the five numbers5 = 27So, sum of the five numbers = 5 ×27 = 135.Now, The mean of four numbers = Sum of the four numbers4 = 25So, sum of the four numbers = 4 ×25  = 100.

Therefore, the excluded number  = Sum of the five numbers - sum of the four numbers

⇒ The excluded number = 135 - 100 = 35.

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Question 18:

The mean weight per student in a group of 7 students is 55 kg. The individual weights of 6 of them (in kg) are 52, 54, 55, 53, 56 and 54. Find the weight of the seventh student.

Answer:

We have:

Mean = Sum of the weights of the studentsNumber of students 

Let the weight of the seventh student be x kg.

 Mean = 52+54 + 55 +53 +56 +54 +x7 = 55324 +x7 = 55324 +x = 385 x = 385 - 324 x = 61 kg.
Thus, the weight of the seventh student is 61 kg.

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Question 19:

The mean weight of 8 numbers is 15 kg. If each number is multiplied by 2, what will be the new mean?

Answer:

Let x1, x2, x3...x8 be the eight numbers whose mean is 15 kg. Then,

 15= x1+ x2+ x3 + ...+ x88

    x1 x2 x3 +...x15×8 
x1 x2 x3 +...x8 120.

Let the new numbers be 2x1 , 2x2, 2x3, ...2x8. Let M be the arithmetic mean of the new numbers.
Then,

​M= 2x1+ 2x2+ 2x3 + ....+ 2x88=>M = 2(x1+ x2+ x3 + ....x8)8=>M=2×1208=>M=30  

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Question 20:

The mean of 5 numbers is 18. If one number is excluded, their mean is 16. Find the excluded number.

Answer:

Let x1,x2,x3,x4 & x5 be five numbers whose mean is 18. Then,
18 = Sum of five numbers ÷ 5
∴ Sum of five numbers = 18 × 5 = 90.

Now, if one number is excluded, then their mean is 16.
So,
​16= Sum of four numbers â€‹÷ 4
∴ Sum of four numbers = 16 × 4 = 64.

 
 The excluded number =  Sum of the five observations - Sum of the four observations
∴ The excluded number = 90 - 64
 ∴ The excluded number = 26.

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Question 21:

The mean of 200 items was 50. Later on, it was discovered that the two items were misread as 92 and 8 instead of 192 and 88. Find the correct mean.

Answer:

n = Number of observations = 200

Mean = Sum of the observationsNumber of observations50 = Sum of the observations200Sum of the observations = 50 × 200 = 10,000.

Thus, the incorrect sum of the observations = 50 x 200
Now, 
The correct sum of the observations = Incorrect sum of the observations - Incorrect observations + Correct observations
⇒​Correct sum of the observations =  10,000 - (92+ 8) + (192 + 88)

⇒ Correct sum of the observations = 10,000 - 100 + 280
⇒ Correct sum of the observations = 9900 +280
⇒ Correct sum of the observations = 10180.
 
∴ Correct Mean = Correct sum of the observationsNumber of observations = 10180200 = 50.9

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Question 22:

The mean of 5 numbers is 27. If one more number is included, then the mean is 25. Find the included number.

Answer:

We have:
Mean =  Sum of  five numbers ÷ 5
⇒ Sum of the five numbers = 27 x 5 = 135.

Now, New mean = 25
25 = Sum of six numbers â€‹÷ 6
⇒ Sum of the six numbers = 25 x 6 = 150.

The included number = Sum of the six numbers - Sum of the five numbers
⇒​The included number = 150 - 135
⇒The included number =  15.

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Question 23:

The mean of 75 numbers is 35. If each number is multiplied by 4, find the new mean.

Answer:

Let x1, x2, x3, ... x75 be 75 numbers with their mean equal to 35. Then,

35 = x1 +x2 +x3+... + x7575

x1x2 x3 +... + x75 = 35 ×75 

 x1 x2 x3 +... + x75  2625 

The new numbers are 4x1, 4x2, 4x3, ...4x75. Let M be the arithmetic mean of the new numbers. Then,

M = 4x1 +4x2 +4x3+... +4 x7575M = 4 (x1 +x2 +x3+...+ x75)75  M =4×262575M =35×4  M =140.



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