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Question 13 Marks
Numbers 50, 42, 35, 2x + 10, 2x - 8, 12, 11, 8 are written in descending order and their median is 25, find x.
Answer
Given the number of observation, n = 8$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{8}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{8}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{4^{\text{th}}\text{value}+5^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\text{2x}+10+\text{2x}-8}{2}$
$=\text{2x}+1$
Given Median = 25
$\therefore\text{2x}+1=25$
$\Rightarrow\text{2x}=24$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=12$
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Question 23 Marks
Find the median of the data:
133, 73, 89, 108, 94, 104, 94, 85, 100, 120
Answer
Numbers are 133, 73, 89, 108, 94, 104, 94, 85, 100, 120 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 73, 85, 89, 94, 94, 100, 104, 108, 120, 133 n = 10 (even)$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}}{2}\text{th value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)\text{th value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{10}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{10}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{5^{\text{th}}\text{value}+6^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{94+100}{2}$
$=\frac{194}{2}=97$
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Question 33 Marks
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
Given the numbers are 46, 64, 87, 41, 58, 77, 35, 90, 55, 92, 33 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 33, 35, 41, 46, 55, 58, 64, 77, 87, 90, 92 n = 11 (odd)$\therefore\text{Median}=\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=\Big(\frac{\text{11}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=6^{\text{th}}\text{value}=58$
If 92 is replaced by 99 and 41 by 43 Then the new values are: 33, 35, 43, 46, 55, 58, 64, 77, 87, 90, 99 n = 11 (odd)$\therefore\text{New Median}=\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=\Big(\frac{\text{11}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=6^{\text{th}}\text{value}=58$
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Question 43 Marks
Find the sum of the deviations of the variate values 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14 from their mean.
Answer
Values 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14$\therefore\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{Sum of numbers}}{\text{Total numbers}}$
$\therefore\text{Mean}=\frac{3+4+6+7+8+14}{6}$
$\therefore\text{Mean}=\frac{42}{6}$
$=7$
$\therefore$ Sum of deviation of values from their mean
= (3 - 7) + (4 - 7) + (6 - 7) + (7 - 7) + (8 - 7) + (14 - 7) = - 4 - 3 - 1 + 0 + 1 + 7 = - 8 + 8 = 0
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Question 53 Marks
Find the median of the data:
15, 6, 16, 8, 22, 21, 9, 18, 25
Answer
Numbers are 15, 6, 16, 8, 22, 21, 9, 18, 25 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 6, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25 n = 9 (odd)$\therefore\text{Median}=\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=\Big(\frac{9+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=5^\text{th}\text{value}=16$
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Question 63 Marks
The mean weight per student in a group of 7 students is 55kg. 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
The mean weight per student in a group of 7 students = 55kg. Weight of 6 students (in kg) = 52, 54, 55, 53, 56 and 54 Let the weight of seventh student = x kg.$\therefore\text{Mean Weight}=\frac{\text{Sum of weights}}{\text{Total no. of students}}$
$\Rightarrow55=\frac{52+54+55+53+56+54+\text{x}}{7}$
$\Rightarrow385=324+\text{x}$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=385-324$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=61\text{kg}$
$\therefore$ weight of seventh stuent = 61kg.
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Question 73 Marks
Find the median of the data:
92, 35, 67, 85, 72, 81, 56, 51, 42, 69
Answer
Numbers are 92, 35, 67, 85, 72, 81, 56, 51, 42, 69 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 35, 42, 51, 56, 67, 69, 72, 81, 85, 92 n = 10(even)$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{10}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{10}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{5^{\text{th}}\text{value}+6^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{67+69}{2}$
$=\frac{136}{2}=68$
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Question 83 Marks
If the median of the scores 1, 2, x, 4, 5 (where 1 < 2 < x < 4 < 5) is 3, then find the mean of the scores.
Answer
The given data is 1, 2, x, 4 and 5. Since 1 < 2 < x < 4 < 5, the given data is already in ascending order. Here, the number of observation n = 5, which is an odd number. Hence, the median is:$\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^\text{th}\text{observation}$
$=\Big(\frac{\text{5}+1}{2}\Big)^\text{th}\text{observation}$
$=3^\text{rd}\text{observation}$
$=\text{x}$
Here, it is given that the median is 3. Hence, we have x = 3. The mean is:$\frac{1+2+3+4+5}{5}$
$=\frac{15}{5}$
$=3$
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Question 93 Marks
Find the median of the data:
25, 34, 31, 23, 22, 26, 35, 29, 20, 32
Answer
Numbers are 25, 34, 31, 23, 22, 26, 35, 29, 20, 32 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35 n = 10 (even)$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{10}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{10}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{5^{\text{th}}\text{value}+6^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{26+29}{2}$
$=\frac{55}{2}=27.5$
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Question 103 Marks
Find the median of the data:
83, 37, 70, 29, 45, 63, 41, 70, 34, 54
Answer
Numbers are 83, 37, 70, 29, 45, 63, 41, 70, 34, 54 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 29, 34, 37, 41, 45, 54, 63, 70, 70, 83 n = 10 (even)$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}}{2}\text{th value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)\text{th value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{10}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{10}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{5^{\text{th}}\text{value}+6^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{45+54}{2}$
$=\frac{99}{2}=49.5$
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Question 113 Marks
Find the median of the data:
41, 43, 127, 99, 71, 92, 71, 58, 57
Answer
Numbers are 41, 43, 127, 99, 71, 92, 71, 58, 57 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 41, 43, 57, 58, 71, 71, 92, 99, 127 n = 9 (odd)$\therefore\text{Median}=\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=\Big(\frac{9+1}{2}\Big)^{\text{th}}\text{value}$
$=5^\text{th}\text{value}=71$
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Question 123 Marks
If M is the mean of $x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5$ and $x_6$, Prove that
$(x_1 - M) + (x_2 - M) + (x_3 - M) + (x_4 - M) + (x_5 - M) + (x_6 - M) = 0.$
Answer
Let M be the mean of $x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5$ and $x_6$
Then, $M=\frac{x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4+x_5+x_6}{6}$
$=x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4+x_5+x_6=6 M$
To Prove: $\left(x_1-M\right)+\left(x_2-M\right)+\left(x_3-M\right)+\left(x_4-M\right)+\left(x_5-M\right)+\left(x_6-M\right)=0 .$
Proof: L.H.S. $=\left(x_1-M\right)+\left(x_2-M\right)+\left(x_3-M\right)+\left(x_4-M\right)+\left(x_5-M\right)+\left(x_6-M\right)$
$=\left(x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4+x_5+x_6\right)-(M+M+M+M+M+M) $
$=6 M-6 M=0=\text { R.H.S. }$
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Question 133 Marks
If the mean of 2, 4, 6, 8, x, y is 5, then find the value of x + y.
Answer
The given data is 2, 4, 6, 8, x, y. They are 6 in numbers. The mean is:$\frac{2+4+6+8+\text{x}+\text{y}}{6}$
$=\frac{20+\text{x}+\text{y}}{6}$
But, it is given that the mean is 5. Hence, we have$\frac{20+\text{x}+\text{y}}{6}=5$
$\Rightarrow20+\text{x}+\text{y}=30$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}+\text{y}=30-20$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}+\text{y}=10$
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Question 143 Marks
The following observation s 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
Total number of observation in the given data is 10 (even number).
So median of this data will be mean of $\frac{10}{2}$ i.e, $5^{th}$​​​​​​​ observation and $\frac{10}{2}+1$ i.e, $6^{th}$ observation.
So,$\text{Median of data}=\frac{5^\text{th}\text{observation}+6^\text{th}\text{observation}}{2}$
$\Rightarrow63=\frac{\text{x}+\text{x}+2}{2}$
$\Rightarrow63=\frac{\text{2x}+2}{2}$
$\Rightarrow63=\text{x}+1$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=62$
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Question 153 Marks
If $\overline{\text{X}}$ is the mean of the ten natural numbers $x_1, x_2, x_3, ..., x_{10}$ show that:
$\Big(\text{x}_1-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)+\Big(\text{x}_2-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)+\dots+\Big(\text{x}_{10}-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)=0$
Answer
We have,$\overline{\text{X}}=\frac{\text{x}_1+\text{x}_2+\dots+\text{x}_{10}}{10}$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}_1+\text{x}_2+\dots+\text{x}_{10}=10\bar{\text{x}}\dots(1)$
Now, $\Big(\text{x}_1-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)+\Big(\text{x}_2-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)+\dots+\Big(\text{x}_{10}-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)$
$=(\text{x}_1+\text{x}_2+\dots+\text{x}_{10})-(\bar{\text{x}}+\bar{\text{x}}+\bar{\text{x}}+\text{upto 10 terms})$
$=10\bar{\text{x}}-10\bar{\text{x}}$ [By equation (i)]
$\therefore\Big(\text{x}_1-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)+\Big(\text{x}_2-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)+\dots+\Big(\text{x}_{10}-\overline{\text{X}}\Big)=0...$
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Question 163 Marks
Find the median of the data:
12, 17, 3, 14, 5, 8, 7, 15
Answer
Numbers are 12, 17, 3, 14, 5, 8, 7, 15 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17 n = 8 (even)$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{8}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{8}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{4^{\text{th}}\text{value}+5^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{8+12}{2}$
$=\frac{20}{2}=10$
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Question 173 Marks
If the median of scores $\frac{\text{x}}2{},\frac{\text{x}}3{},\frac{\text{x}}4{},\frac{\text{x}}5{}$ and $\frac{\text{x}}6{}$ (where x > 0) is 6, then find the value of $\frac{\text{x}}6{}.$
Answer
Given that the median of the scores $\frac{\text{x}}2{},\frac{\text{x}}3{},\frac{\text{x}}4{},\frac{\text{x}}5{},\frac{\text{x}}{6},$ where x > 0 is 6. The number of scores n is 5, which is an odd number. We have to find $\frac{\text{x}}{6}$ Note that the scores are in descending order. Hence the median is:$\Big(\frac{\text{n}+1}{2}\Big)^\text{th}\text{score}$
$=\Big(\frac{\text{5}+1}{2}\Big)^\text{th}\text{score}$
$=3^\text{rd}\text{score}$
$=\frac{\text{x}}{4}$
But, it is given that the median is 6. Hence, we have:$\frac{\text{x}}{4}=6$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}=6\times4$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{x}}{6}=4$
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Question 183 Marks
If the mode of scores 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6, 6, x is 4, find the value of x.
Answer
The given data is 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6, 6, x.
The mode is the value which occur maximum number of times, that is, the mode has maximum frequency. If the maximum frequency occurs for more than 1 value, then the number of mode is more than 1 and is not unique.
Here it is given that the mode is 4. So, x must be 4, otherwise it contradicts that the mode is 4. Hence x = 4
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Question 193 Marks
Find the median of the data:
31, 38, 27, 28, 36, 25, 35, 40
Answer
Numbers are 31, 38, 27, 28, 36, 25, 35, 40 Arranging the numbers in ascending order 25, 27, 28, 31, 35, 36, 38, 40 n = 8 (even)$\therefore\text{Median}=\frac{\frac{\text{n}}{2}\text{th value}+\Big(\frac{\text{n}}{2}+1\Big)\text{th value}}{2}$
$=\frac{\frac{\text{8}^\text{th}}{2}\text{value}+\Big(\frac{\text{8}}{2}+1\Big)^\text{th}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{4^{\text{th}}\text{value}+5^{\text{th}}\text{value}}{2}$
$=\frac{31+35}{2}$
$=\frac{66}{2}=33$
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Question 203 Marks
The arithmetic mean and mode of a data are 24 and 12 respectively, then find the median of the data.
Answer
Given that the arithmetic mean and mode of a data are 24 and 12 respectively. That is, MEAN = 24 MODE = 12 We have to find median We know that ⇒ MODE = 3 × MEDIAN - 2 × MEAN ⇒ 12 = 3 × MEDIAN = 12 + (2 × 24) ⇒ 3 × MEDIAN = 12 + 48 ⇒ 3 × MEDIAN = 60$\Rightarrow\text{MEDIAN}=\frac{60}{3}$
⇒ MEDIAN = 20
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