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Exercise 14.1 Page No: 131

Write the correct answer in each of the following:
1. The class mark of the class 90-120 is:
(A) 90
(B) 105
(C) 115
(D) 120
Solution:
(B) 105
Explanation:
Class mark = (upper limit + lower limit) / 2
Then,
Class mark = 120 + 90 / 2
= 210 / 2
= 105.
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

2. The range of the data:

25, 18, 20, 22, 16, 6, 17, 15, 12, 30, 32, 10, 19, 8, 11, 20 is
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 26
Solution:
(D) 26
Explanation:
According to the question,
The minimum and maximum values of given data are 6 and 32 respectively.
Hence,
Range of the data = 32 – 6
= 26
Hence, option (D) is the correct answer.

3. In a frequency distribution, the mid value of a class is 10 and the width of the class is 6. The
lower limit of the class is:
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 12
Solution:
(B) 7
Explanation:
According to the question,
Mid value = 10 cm
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Width = 6
We know that,
Lower Limit = mid value of class – (width/2)
= 10 – (6/2)
= 10 – 3
=7
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

4. The width of each of five continuous classes in a frequency distribution is 5 and the lower class-
limit of the lowest class is 10. The upper class-limit of the highest class is:
(A) 15
(B) 25
(C) 35
(D) 40
Solution:
(C) 35
Explanation:
According to the question,
Since width of each five consecutive classes = 5
And, the lower limit of lowest class = 10
We get the data as follows,
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30-35
Hence, we get upper limit of highest class = 35
Hence, option (C) is the correct answer.

5. Let m be the mid-point and l be the upper class limit of a class in a continuous frequency
distribution. The lower class limit of the class is:
(A) 2m + l
(B) 2m – l
(C) m – l
(D) m – 2l
Solution:
(B) 2m – l
Explanation:
Let x be the lower class limit of a continuous frequency distribution
Let y be the upper class limit of a continuous frequency distribution
Now, according to the question,
Mid-point of a class = (x+y) /2
=m
x+y = 2m or, x+l=2m
It is given that, y = l = upper class limit
x=2m-l
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Hence, the lower class limit of the class = 2m-l
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

6. The class marks of a frequency distribution are given as follows:

15, 20, 25, ...
The class corresponding to the class mark 20 is:
(A) 12.5 – 17.5
(B) 17.5 – 22.5
(C) 18.5 – 21.5
(D) 19.5 – 20.5
Solution:
(B) 17.5 – 22.5
Explanation:
According to the question,
Difference between class marks = 5
The classes for these class marks are as follows:
2.5 - 7.5
7.5 - 12.5
12.5 - 17.5
17.5 - 22.5
22.5 - 27.5
Hence, the class corresponding to class mark 20 = 17.5 – 22.5
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

7. In the class intervals 10-20, 20-30, the number 20 is included in:

(A) 10-20
(B) 20-30
(C) both the intervals
(D) none of these intervals
Solution:
(B) 20-30
Explanation:
20 belongs to the group 20-30.
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

8. A grouped frequency table with class intervals of equal sizes using 250-270 (270 not included in
this interval) as one of the class interval is constructed for the following data :
268, 220, 368, 258, 242, 310, 272, 342,
310, 290, 300, 320, 319, 304, 402, 318,
406, 292, 354, 278, 210, 240, 330, 316,
406, 215, 258, 236.
The frequency of the class 310-330 is:
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
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Solution:
(C) 6
Explanation:
Arranging the following data in a table, we get,

Class Interval Frequency

210 – 230 3

230 – 250 3

250 – 270 3

270 – 290 2

290 – 310 4

310 – 330 6

330 – 350 2

350 – 370 2

370 – 390 0

390 – 410 3

Therefore, we get from the above table,

The frequency of the class 310-330 is = 6
Hence, option (C) is the correct answer.

9. A grouped frequency distribution table with classes of equal sizes using 63-72 (72 included) as
one of the class is constructed for the following data:
30, 32, 45, 54, 74, 78, 108, 112, 66, 76, 88,
40, 14, 20, 15, 35, 44, 66, 75, 84, 95, 96,
102, 110, 88, 74, 112, 14, 34, 44.
The number of classes in the distribution will be :
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
Solution:
(B) 10
Explanation:
According to the question,
The given frequency varies from 14 to 112.
So the class intervals are as follows:
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13-22, 23-32, 33-42, 43-52, 53-62, 63-72, 73-82, 83-92, 93-102, 103-112.
Number of class interval = 10.
Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

10. To draw a histogram to represent the following frequency distribution:

the adjusted frequency for the class 25-45 is :

(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 2
Solution:
(D) 2
Explanation:
Adjusted frequency of a class is given by,
(Minimum class size of frequency distribution × Frequency of given class) / Class size of given
class
Therefore,
Adjusted frequency for the class 25 - 45 = (5 × 8) / 20 = 2
Hence, option (D) is the correct answer.

11. The mean of five numbers is 30. If one number is excluded, their mean becomes 28. The
excluded number is:
(A) 28
(B) 30
(C) 35
(D) 38
Solution:
(D) 38
Explanation:
Let a,b,c,d and e are five numbers
Average of a data = sum of total observations / total number of observations
According to the question,
Mean = 30
(a +b+ c+ d+e)/5 = 30
⇒ (a +b+ c+ d+e) = 150 …(1)

Let the number excluded be a

Then,
New mean = (b+ c+ d+e)/4 = 28
⇒ (b+ c+ d+e) = 112
Substituting this in equation (1),
⇒a + 112 = 150
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⇒ a = 150 – 112
= 38
Therefore, excluded number = 38
Hence, option (D) is the correct answer.

12. If the mean of the observations:

x, x + 3, x + 5, x + 7, x + 10
is 9, the mean of the last three observations is

Solution:
(C)

Explanation:
We know that,
Average of a data = sum of total observations / total number of observations
According to the question
(x + x+3 + x+5 + x+7 + x+10)/5 = 9
(5x +15)/5 = 9
x+3=9
x=6
Now, the terms become
6, 6 + 3, 6 + 5, 6 + 7, 6 + 10 = 6, 9, 11, 13, 16
So, the mean of the last three observations = ( 11 + 13 + 16)/3
= 40/3

=
Hence, option (C) is the correct answer.
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Exercise 14.2 Page No: 136

1. The frequency distribution:

has been represented graphically as follows :

Do you think this representation is correct? Why?

Solution:
No, the above representation is not correct.
Reason:
The classes 0 – 20, 20 – 40, 40 – 60 and 60 – 100 are not of uniform width but of varying widths.

2. In a diagnostic test in mathematics given to students, the following marks (out of 100) are
recorded:
46, 52, 48, 11, 41, 62, 54, 53, 96, 40, 98, 44
Which ‘average’ will be a good representative of the above data and why?
Solution:
Median will be a good representative of the data given in the question, because
a) each value occurs once.
b) the data is influenced by extreme values.

3. A child says that the median of 3, 14, 18, 20, 5 is 18. What doesn’t the child understand about
finding the median?
Solution:
Since the child says that the median of 3, 14, 18, 20, 5 is 18, it is clear that the child doesn’t
understand the fact that the given data should be arranged in ascending or descending order
before finding the middle term, i.e., median.
Once the child is familiar with the concept,
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He/she will understand that,
Arranging the given data in ascending order, we get,
3, 5, 14, 18, 20
And hence,
The median = 14

4. A football player scored the following number of goals in the 10 matches:

1, 3, 2, 5, 8, 6, 1, 4, 7, 9
Since the number of matches is 10 (an even number), therefore, the median
= (5th observation + 6th observation)/2 = (8+6)/2 = 7
Is it the correct answer and why?
Solution:
No.
The obtained data solution in the question not the correct answer, because the data has to be arranged in
either ascending or descending order before finding the median.
Now,
Arranging the data in ascending order, we get,
1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Here, number of observations is 10, which is even.
So, median = ((n/2)th observation + ((n/2)+1)th observation)/2
= ((10/2)th observation + ((10/2)+1)th observation)/2
= ((5)th observation + (6)th observation)/2
= (4 + 5)/2
= 9/2
= 4.5

5. Is it correct to say that in a histogram, the area of each rectangle is proportional to the class size
of the corresponding class interval? If not, correct the statement.
Solution:
The statement “in a histogram, the area of each rectangle is proportional to the class size of the
corresponding class interval” is not correct. Because in a histogram, the area of each rectangle is
proportional to the corresponding frequency of its class.
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Exercise 14.3 Page No: 140

1. The blood groups of 30 students are recorded as follows:
A, B, O, A, AB, O, A, O, B, A, O, B, A, AB, B, A, AB, B,
A, A, O, A, AB, B, A, O, B, A, B, A
Prepare a frequency distribution table for the data.
Solution:
The frequency distribution table for the data is as follows:

Blood group Frequency

A 12
AB 4
B 8
O 6
Total 30

2. The value of π upto 35 decimal places is given below:

3. 14159265358979323846264338327950288
Make a frequency distribution of the digits 0 to 9 after the decimal point.
Solution:
The frequency distribution of the digits 0 to 9 after the decimal point is as follows:
Digits Frequency
0 1
1 2
2 5
3 6
4 3
5 4
6 3
7 2
8 5
9 4

3. The scores (out of 100) obtained by 33 students in a mathematics test are as follows:
69, 48, 84, 58, 48, 73, 83, 48, 66, 58, 84 000
66, 64, 71, 64, 66, 69, 66, 83, 66, 69, 71
81, 71, 73, 69, 66, 66, 64, 58, 64, 69, 69
Represent this data in the form of a frequency distribution.
Solution:
The given data in the question in a frequency distribution table can be represented as:
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Scores N/O students
Frequency
48 3
58 3
64 4
66 7
69 6
71 3
73 2
81 1
83 2
84 2

4. Prepare a continuous grouped frequency distribution from the following data:

Also find the size of class intervals.

Solution:
If m is mid-point of a class and h is the class size,
We know that,
Lower limits of the class intervals = m – h/2
Upper limits of the class intervals = m + h/2.
Class size (h) = 15 – 5 = 10 …(i)
Then,
The class interval formed for the mid-point 5 = (5 – 10/2) – (5 + 10/2)
= 0 – 10
Continuing in the same manner, the continuous class table is:

Mid-point 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Frequency 4 8 13 12 6

The size of class intervals = 10 (from equation 1)

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5. Convert the given frequency distribution into a continuous grouped frequency distribution:

In which intervals would 153.5 and 157.5 be included?

Solution:
Consider the classes 150 - 153 and 154 - 157.
The lower limit of 154 - 157 = 154
The upper limit of 150 - 153 = 153
The difference = 154 - 153 = 1
Half the difference = 1/2 = 0.5
Therefore,
The new class interval formed from 150 - 153 = (150 – 0.5) – (153 + 0.5)
= 149.5 – 153.5.
Continuous classes formed can be represented in a table as:
Class Interval Frequency
149.5 – 153.5 7
153.5 – 157.5 7
157.5 – 161.5 15
161.5 – 165.5 10
165.5 – 169.5 5
169.5 – 173.5 6
Hence, from the table,

It is clear that 153.5 belongs to the class interval 153.5 - 157.5 and 157.5 belongs to the class
interval 157.5 - 161.5.

6. The expenditure of a family on different heads in a month is given below:

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Draw a bar graph to represent the data above.

Solution:

7. Expenditure on Education of a country during a five year period (2002-2006), in crores of

rupees, is given below:
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Represent the information above by a bar graph.
Solution:
The given data can be represented by a bar graph as follows:

8. The following table gives the frequencies of most commonly used letters a, e, i, o, r, t, u from a
page of a book:

Represent the information above by a bar graph.

Solution:
The given data can be represented by a bar graph as follows:
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9. If the mean of the following data is 20.2, find the value of p:

Solution:
According to the question,
Mean = 20.2
So,
∑fixi/∑fi=20.2
So we get,
∑fixi = (10×6)+(15×8)+(20×p)+(25×10+)(30×6)
=610+20p
We also get,
∑fi=6+8+p+10+6
=30+p
Therefore,
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∑fixi/∑fi=20.2
(610+20p)/30+p=20.2
20.2(30+p) =610+20p
606+20.2p=610+20p
20.2p-20p=610-606
0.2p=4
p=4/0.2
p=20

10. Obtain the mean of the following distribution:

Solution:
xi fi xifi
4 4 16
6 8 48
8 14 112
10 11 110
12 3 36
Total 40 322

Mean = ∑xifi/∑fi = 322/40 = 8.05

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Exercise 14.4 Page No:147

1. The following are the marks (out of 100) of 60 students in mathematics.
16, 13, 5, 80, 86, 7, 51, 48, 24, 56, 70, 19, 61, 17, 16, 36, 34, 42, 34, 35, 72, 55, 75,
31, 52, 28,72, 97, 74, 45, 62, 68, 86, 35, 85, 36, 81, 75, 55, 26, 95, 31, 7, 78, 92, 62,
52, 56, 15, 63,25, 36, 54, 44, 47, 27, 72, 17, 4, 30.
Construct a grouped frequency distribution table with width 10 of each class starting from 0 - 9.
Solution:
Arrange the given data in ascending order
4, 5, 7, 7, 13, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 31, 34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 36, 42, 44,
45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 52, 54, 55, 55, 56, 56, 61, 62, 62, 63, 68, 70, 72, 72, 72, 74, 75, 75, 78, 80, 81, 85,
86, 86, 92, 95, 97
Then arrange the given data into groups with 10 as class width in each case
The Frequency Distribution Table of the given data can be represented as follows:

2. Refer to Q1 above. Construct a grouped frequency distribution table with width 10 of each
class, in such a way that one of the classes is 10 - 20 (20 not included).
Solution:
The grouped frequency distribution table with width 10 of each class, in such a way that one of
the classes is 10 - 20 (20 not included) is represented below:
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3. Draw a histogram of the following distribution:

Solution:
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4. Draw a histogram to represent the following grouped frequency distribution:

Solution:
The frequency distribution table is in inclusive form. First we must convert it to exclusive form.
Consider the class 20 - 24, 25 - 29.
Lower limit of 25 - 29 is 25
Upper limit of 20 - 24 is 24
Half of the difference = (25 - 24) / 2 = 1 / 2 = 0.5
We should subtract 0.5 from each lower limit and add 0.5 to each upper limit.
Let us first make the data continuous:
Ages Number of teachers
19.5 – 24.5 10
24.5 – 29.5 28
29.5 – 34.5 32
34.5 – 39.5 48
39.5 – 44.5 50
44.5 – 49.5 35
49.5 – 54.5 12
Hence, the histogram can be represented as:
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5. The lengths of 62 leaves of a plant are measured in millimetres and the data is represented in
the following table:

Draw a histogram to represent the data above.

Solution:
Let us first make the data continuous:
Length (in mm) Number of Leaves
117.5 – 126.5 8
126.5 – 135.5 10
135.5 – 144.5 12
144.5 – 153.5 17
153.5 – 162.5 7
162.5 – 171.5 5
171.5 – 180.5 3
Hence, the histogram can be represented as:
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