MCQ 511 Mark
If the mean of the following distribution is $2.6 ,$ then the value of $y$ is
| Class interval $(x_i)$ | $1$ | $2$ | $3$ | $4$ | $ 5$ |
| Frequency | $4$ | $5$ | $y$ | $1$ | $2$ |
- A$3$
- ✓$8$
- C$13$
- D$24$
Answer
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$8$
$n=\Sigma f_i=4+5+y+1+2=12+y$.
$\Sigma f_i x_i=4+10+3 y+4+10=28+3 y \text {. }$
Mean $=\frac{\Sigma f_i x_i}{\Sigma f_i} $
$\Rightarrow 2.6=\frac{28+3 y}{12+y}$
$\Rightarrow 26(12+y)=10(28+3 y) $
$\Rightarrow y=8$
$\Sigma f_i x_i=4+10+3 y+4+10=28+3 y \text {. }$
Mean $=\frac{\Sigma f_i x_i}{\Sigma f_i} $
$\Rightarrow 2.6=\frac{28+3 y}{12+y}$
$\Rightarrow 26(12+y)=10(28+3 y) $
$\Rightarrow y=8$