Friday, September 24, 2010

S.M.Assignment -1 Answers

Q.1 Twelve students were given a math test ,& the times (in minutes) to complete it are listed below. Find   the range of these times.
10,9,12,11,8,15,9,7,8,6,12,10
  •  Solution:
Let the observation be X.
Sum of the observation = n .
There for n = 12.
Observation = 10+9+12+11+8+15+9+7+8+6+12+10
Ther for ∑xi = 117.
A.M. = X = ∑xi
                     n
                 = 117
                     12
             X = 9.75     -------------------------Ans.
Q.2 A relay race was completed by 7 participants, & their race times are given below.(in seconds) What is the range of race time?
13.2, 14.5, 12.9,13.9,15.6,14.1,12.3
  • Solution:
Let the observation be X.
Sum of the observation = n .
There for n = 7.
Observation = 13.2+14.5+12.9+13.9+15.6+14.1+12.3
Ther for ∑xi = 96.5.
A.M. = X = ∑xi
                     n
                 = 96.5
                      7
             X = 13.7857         -------------------------Ans.
Q.3 What is the mean test score for the six scores listed below?
89,93,87,86,85,94
  •  Solution:
Let the observation be X.
Sum of the observation = n .
There for n = 6.
Observation = 89+93+87+86+85+94
There for ∑xi = 534.
A.M. = X = ∑xi
                      n
                = 534
                     6
             X = 89. -------------------------Ans.
Q.4 The average annual wind speed for the 5 windiest cities in the U.S. is given below in miles per hour. What is the mean of these annual wind speeds?
15.4 , 14.0 , 13.5 , 13.1 , 12.9
  •  Solution:
Let the observation be X.
Sum of the observation = n .
There for n = 7.
Observation = 15.4 +14.0 +13.5 +13.1 +12.9
Ther for ∑xi = 68.9
A.M. = X = ∑xi
                      n
               = 68.9
                    5
           X = 13.78   -------------------------Ans.
Q.5 Calculate arithmetic mean from the following data :
Marks : (less than) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20
No of students : 100 90 80 60 32 20 13
  • Solution:
Let the observation be X.
Sum of the marks = n .
There for n = f.
Let students be f.
Marks : (less than)           No of students                      ∑xfi = x*f
         X                                    f
         80                                100                                 80*100 = 8000
         70                                  90                                   70*90 = 6300
         60                                  80                                   60*80 = 4800
         50                                  60                                   50*60 = 3000
         40                                  32                                   40*32 = 1280
         30                                  20                                   30*20 = 600
         20                                 13                                    20*13 = 260
        10                                   5                                       10*5 = 50
                                            n = 400                             ∑xfi = 24290


A.M. = X = ∑xfi
                      n
               = 24290
                    400
           X = 60.725   ------------------------Ans.

Q.6 The monthly profits in $ of 100, shop are distributed as follows:
Profit per shop : 0 -100 0-200 0-300 0– 400 0-500 0-600
No of shop : 12 30 57 77 94 100
  • Solution:
Let the profit per shop be X.
Let the no of shop be = f .
Sum of no of shop = n.
There for n = ∑f.
Sum of profit per shop & no of shop is a product = ∑xfi.
There for ∑xfi = x*f.


Profit per shop :     No of shop :       Mead value of                       ∑xfi =
       X                         f                             X                                      X*f


     0-100                   12                           50                            12*50 = 600
     0-200                   30                          100                          30*100 = 3000
     0-300                   57                          150                          57*150 = 8550
     0-400                   77                          200                          77* 200 = 15400
     0-500                   94                          250                          94*250 = 23500
     0-600                  100                         300                          100*300 = 30000
                              n = 370                                                       ∑xfi = 81050




A.M. = X = ∑xfi
                       n
                = 81050
                     370
            X = 219.054     ------------------------Ans.
Q.7
Income Group : 150-300 300-500 500-800 800– 1200 1200-1800
No of firms : 40 32 26 28 42
Average no : 8 12 7.5 8.5 4
Find the average salary pain in the whole market.
  • Solution:
Let the no of firm be X.
Let the average no of workers be = f .
Let sum of the average no of workers be = n.
There for n = 40.
Sum of No of firms & average no of workers is a product = ∑xfi.
There for ∑xfi = x*f.s


No of firms :                 Average no of workers:                             ∑xfi =
       X                                          f                                                    X*f
       40                                        8                                             40*8 = 320
      32                                         12                                           32*12 = 384
      26                                        7.5                                           26*7.5 = 195
      28                                        8.5                                           28* 8.5 = 238
      42                                          4                                            42*4 = 168
                                                 n = 40                                       ∑xfi =1305
A.M. = X = ∑xfi
                        n
                = 1305
                     40
            X = 32.62500  ------------------------Ans.
Q.8 Find the missing frequency from the following data:
 Marks                 Frequency


5-10                       12
10-15                     16
15-20                      5
20-25                     14
25-30                     10
30-35                      8
  • Solution:
Let the marks be X.
Let the frequency be = f .
Sum of frequency = n.
There for n = ∑f.
Sum of marks & frequency is a product = ∑xfi.
There for ∑xfi = x*f.
Marks:               Frequency :             Mead value of                        ∑xfi =
    X                          f                                X :                                   x*f.
  5-10                      12                             7.5                              12*705 = 90
 10-15                     16                           12.5                            16*1205 = 200
 15-20                       5                           17.5                              5*1705 = 87.5
  20-25                    14                           22.5                             14*22.5 = 315
  25-30                    10                           27.5                             10*27.5 = 275
   30-35                     8                           32.5                              8* 32.5 = 260
                              n = 65                                                            ∑xfi = 1227.5


A.M. = X = ∑xfi
                       n
               = 1227.5
                      65
           X = 18.88462          ------------------------Ans.
Q.9 The following is the frequency distribution of the marks obtained by 250 students in an examination. Compute the mean, median & mode.
  Marks                 No of
Obtained :            Students:
   0-10                     15
 10-20                     20
 20-30                     24
 30-40                     24
 40-50                     12
 50-60                     31
 60-70                     71
 70-80                     52
  • Solution:
Let the marks be X.
Let the no of students be = f .
Sum of no of students = n.
There for n = ∑f.
Sum of marks & no of students is a product = ∑xfi.
There for ∑xfi = x*f.
Marks:                      No of students :      Mead value of                         ∑xfi =
   X                                      f                          X :                                        x*f.
  0-10                                15                            5                                15*5 = 75
10-20                                20                           15                             20*15 = 300
20-30                                24                           25                             24*25 = 600
30-45                                24                           35                             24* 35 = 840
40-50                                12                           45                              12*45 = 540
50-60                                31                           55                              31*55 = 1705
60-70                                71                           65                              71*65 = 4615
70-80                                52                           75                              52*75 = 3900
                                     n = 250                                                            ∑xfi = 12575


A.M. = X = ∑xfi
                      n
                = 12575
                     250
            X = 50.3          ------------------------Ans.