Secondary 2 Mathematics Lesson 30: Worksheet

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Lesson 30: Statistics: Mean, Median and Mode for Grouped Data, Type of Averages Practise and Discuss Answer all the questions before your teacher go through them in class.
Practice 1 The mass of oranges from a carton box is as follows:
Mass (g) No. of oranges

TOTAL 40

200 5

210 1

220 10

230 4

240 6

250 4

260 2

a) b) c) d)

Find the number of oranges in the carton box. Find the mean mass of the oranges. Find the median mass of the oranges. Find the modal mass of the oranges.

(1 mark) (2 marks) (1 mark) (1 mark)

Solution: a) 6 + 1 + 10 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 2 = 32 b) c) d) 200 x 5 + 210 + 220 x 10 + 230 x 4 + 240 x 6 + 250 x 4 + 260 x 2 = 7290 7290 32 = 227.8 228 g Since there is an even number of data, we will take the average of the 16th and 17th number. Median = (220 + 230) 2 = 225g Mode = 220g

Practice 2 The table below shows the time taken for 40 students to travel from home to school.
Time taken (min) No. of Students

0<x 7

5<x

10

10 < x 12

15 15 < x 6

20

15

a) b) c)

Calculate the mean travel time. Find the median travel time. Find the modal travel time.

(3 marks) (1 mark) (1 mark)

Solution: a) 7 x 2.5 + 15 x 7.5 + 12 x 12.5 + 6 x 17.5 = 385 385 40 = 9.625 9.6 min b) Since there is an even number of data, we will take the average of the 20th and 21st number. Median = 7.5 min c) Mode = 7.5 min Page 1 of 5

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Secondary 2 Mathematics Lesson 30: Worksheet Practice 3 The following table shows the amount of rainfall
Month Rainfall (mm)

Jan 30

Feb Mar Apr May Jun 41 29 32 35 85

Jul 27

a) b)

Find the mean and median for the amount of rainfall. (2 marks) Which measure is the more appropriate as the average figure for public information? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

Solution: a) 30 + 41 + 29 + 32 + 35 + 85 + 27 =279 Mean = 279 7 = 39.85 39.9 mm Arranged data {27, 29, 30, 32, 35, 41, 85} Median = 32 mm b) Median. The figure for June, 85 mm, is an outlier / extreme value. The mean is not a good representation because of the extreme value. It is larger than 6 out of 7 of the observation.

Practice 4 The dice was thrown 30 times and the table below shows the resulting frequency distribution
Dice Frequency

1 6

2 x

3 3

4 8

5 y

6 2

a) b)

If the mean is 3.2, find the value of x and y. (4 marks) With the values of x and y, state the modal and median of the distribution. (2 marks)

Solution: a) 6 + x + 3 + 8 + y + 2 = 30 x + y = 11 ------ (1) 1 x 6 + 2x + 3 x 3 + 4 x 8 + 5y + 6 x 2 = 59 + 2x + 5y 59 + 2 x + 5 y = 3 .2 30 59 + 2x + 5y = 96 2x + 5y = 37 ------ (2) Solving (1) and (2), x = 6, y = 5 b) Since there are 30 data, we will take the average of the 15th and 16th number. Median = 3.5 Mode = 4

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Secondary 2 Mathematics Lesson 30: Worksheet Practice 5 The monthly wages of 30 workers were recorded and the readings are shown below. 800 1100 990 1250 1800 a) b) c) 1200 700 1590 960 1925 2080 1500 2000 970 930 850 980 1800 930 915 960 880 910 880 795 920 720 770 1000 1080

Complete the table below. (2 marks) Estimate the mean and median monthly wages of the 30 workers. (2 marks) Which measure is the more appropriate as an estimation for the monthly wages of the workers? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
Monthly Wages Mid-value (x) Frequency (f) fx

700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900

x < 900 x < 1100 x < 1300 x < 1500 x < 1700 x < 1900 x < 2100

f
Solution: a)

fx =

Monthly Wages Mid-value (x) Frequency (f)

fx

700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900

x < 900 x < 1100 x < 1300 x < 1500 x < 1700 x < 1900 x < 2100

800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

8 12 3 0 2 1 4

6400 12000 3600 0 3200 1800 8000

f
b) Mean = 1166.6 $1170 Median = $1000

= 30

fx = 35000

c)

Median, which also happens to be the modal wages. The median give a better representation of the data set. The mean value is greater than 20 out of 30 observations. Page 3 of 5

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Secondary 2 Mathematics Lesson 30: Worksheet Practice 6 The table below shows the marks obtained by a group of pupils.
Marks No. of pupils

0 5

1 7

2 y

3 6

4 5

5 4

a) b)

If the median mark is 3, what is the range of values of y? (3 marks) Using the largest possible value of y found in (a), calculate the mean mark. Then determine which measure is a better estimation for the marks in the class? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

Solution: a) 0,.., 0, 1,.., 1, 2,.., 2, 3,..,3, 4,.., 4, 5,..,5, 5 7 y 6 5 4

The biggest value of y occurs here. RHS = LHS Excluding the 3 5+7+y=5+5+4 y=2

The smallest value of y occurs here. RHS = LHS Excluding the 3 5+7+y+5=5+4 y = 8 Thus the smallest value for y = 0. (Take note that y cannot be negative)

Hence the range of values of y is 0 y 2 . b) When y = 2, Mean = (7 + 4 + 18 + 20 + 20) 29 = 2.38 The calculation of the mean involves all the data and there are no extreme values in this data set. Thus, the mean is a better estimation for the marks scored by the class.

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Secondary 2 Mathematics Lesson 30: Worksheet Practice 7 The table below shows the number of children in a family in a new block of flat.
No. of children No. of family

0 21

1 18

2 x

3 6

4 3

5 1

a) b) b)

If the mode is 0, what is the range of values of x? If the median mark is 1.5, find the value of x. If the median mark is 1, what is the range of values of x?

(2 marks) (2 marks) (3 marks)

Solution: a) Since the modal score is 0, the largest value of x must be 20. Thus the range of values of x is 0 x 20 or 0 x < 21 b) If median = 1.5, 21 + 18 = x + 6 + 3 + 1 x = 29

c)

0, , 0, 1, , 1, 2, , 2, 3, , 3, 4, 4, 4, 5
21 18 x 6 3 1

The smallest value of x occurs here. RHS = LHS Excluding the 1 21 = 17 + x + 6 + 3 + 1 x = 6 (not possible) Thus the smallest value for x = 0. (Take note that x cannot be negative)

The biggest value of x occurs here. RHS = LHS Excluding the 1 21 + 17 = x + 6 + 3 + 1 x = 28

Hence the range of values of x is 0 x 28 .

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