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Questions : Which one among the following statements is not correct?

(a) For average rate of increase when the rate of population growth is given, geometric mean is best suitable

(b) For average rate of speed when different distances are covered by different rates of speed, harmonic mean is best suitable

(c) For size of readymade garments, mode is the best suitable measure

(d) For average level of intelligence of students in a class, arithmetic mean is the best suitable

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Since, intelligence of students is an attribute, arithmetic mean is not suitable method.

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Question : 1

If each of n numbers xi = i (i = 1, 2, 3,..... n) is replaced by (i + 1) $x_i$ , then the new mean is

a) ${n(n + 1)}/2$

b) ${(n + 1)(n + 2)}/{3n}$

c) ${n + 3}/2$

d) ${(n + 1)(n + 2)}/3$

Answer: (d)

$(i + 1)x^i = (i + 1)x^i$ where i = 1, 2, 3, ------- n

$Σ↖{n}↙{i = 1}(i + 1)$ = 1.2 + 2.3 + 3.4 + 4.5 + -------meters

= $Σ↖{n}↙{n = 1} T_n$

= Σ n (n + 1)

= $Σn^2 + Σn$

= ${(n + 1)n(2n + 1)}/6 + {n(n + 1)}/2$

Mean = $1/n [{(n + 1) n (2n + 1)}/6 + {n(n + 1)}/2]$

= ${(n + 1)}/2 [{2n + 1}/3 + 1]$

= ${(n + 1)}/2 {(2n + 4)}/3$

= ${(n + 1)(n + 2)}/3$

So, option (d) is correct.

Question : 2

An individual purchases three qualities of pencils. The relevant data is given below :

QualityPrice per Pencil (in Rs.)Money spent (in Rs.)
A1.0050
B1.50x
C2.0020
It is known that the average price per pencil is Rs.1.25. What is the value of x ?

a) Rs. 30

b) Rs.40

c) Rs.10

d) Rs.60

Answer: (a)

Number of Type A pencil = ${50}/1$ = 50

Number of Type B pencil = $x/{1.50}$

Number of Type C pencil = ${20}/2$ = 10

Average = ${\text"Total money spent"}/{\text"totalno.of pencil"}$ = 1.25

= ${x + 50 + 20}/{50 + 10 + {x/{1.50}}}$ = 1.25

= 70 + x = 1.25 $(60 + x/{1.50})$

70 + x = 75.00 + ${1.25}/{1.50}$x

x - ${125}/{150}$ x = 5

= ${25}/{150}$ x = 5

x = 30

Question : 3

The following table gives the frequency distribution of life length in hours of 100 electric bulbs having median life 20 h.

Life of bulbs(in hours)Number of bulbs
8-137
13-18x
18-2340
23-28y
28-3310
33-382
What is the missing frequency 'y'?

a) 24

b) 14

c) 27

d) 11

Answer: (b)

Number of total bulbs = 100

∴ 7 + x + 40 + y + 10 + 2 = 100

⇒ x + y = 41 ... (i)

Life of bulbs (in hours)Number of bulbsCumulative Frequency
8 - 1377
13 - 18x7 + x
18 - 234047 + x
23 - 28y47 + x + y
28 - 331057 + x + y
33 - 38259 + x + y
 N = 100 

The median life is 20 h, so median interval will be (18-23).

Here, l = 18, $N/2$ = 50

c = 7 + x, f = 40, h = 5

∴ Median = l + ${(N/2 - C)}/f$ × h

⇒ 20 = 18 + ${(50 – 7 – x)}/{40}$ × 5

⇒ 2 = ${50 – 7 – x}/8$

⇒ 16 = 50 – 7 – x

⇒ x = 43 – 16

⇒ x = 27

Missing frequency 'y' is 14.

Question : 4

What is the mode of the frequency distribution of SeriesII?

a) 36

b) 46

c) 26

d) 56

Answer: (b)

Mode of frequency distribution of series II is 46.

Question : 5

Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow. The arithmetic mean, geometric mean and median of 6 positive numbers a, a, b, b, c, c, where a < b < c are $7/3$, 2, 2, respectively.What is the mode?

a) 2

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1

d) None of these

Answer: (d)

a < b < c

Total numbers = 6

Increasing order a, a, b, b, c, c

∴ Median = ${\text"(6/2)th term + (6/2 + 1)th term"}/2$

= ${\text"3rd term + 4th term"}/2$

2 = ${b + b}/2$ = b

Arithmetic mean = ${a + a + b + b + c + c}/6$

⇒ $7/3 = {a + b + c}/3$

⇒ a + b + c = 7

⇒ a + c = 7 – 2 = 5 ... (i)

Geometric mean = $(a^2 × b^2 × c^2)^{1/6}$

⇒ 2 = $(abc)^{1/3}$

⇒ abc = 8

⇒ ac = $8/2$ = 4 ... (ii)

⇒ c = $4/a$

From equation (i),

a + $4/a$ = 5

⇒ ${a^2 + 4}/a$ = 5

⇒ $a^2$ – 5a + 4 = 0

⇒ $a^2$ – 4a – a + 4 = 0

⇒ a(a – 4) – 1(a – 4) = 0

⇒ (a – 4) (a – 1) = 0

if a = 1 then c = 4

a = 4 then c = 1

a = 1, c = 4 and b = 2

Mode = 3 (Median) – 2 (Mean)

= $3(2) - 2(7/3) = {18 - 14}/3 = 4/3$

Question : 6

In a pie diagram, there are four slices with angles 150°, 90°, 60° and 60°. A new pie diagram is formed by deleting one of the slices having angle 60° in the given pie diagram. In the new pie diagram

a) The smallest slice has angle 70°

b) The largest slice has angle 180°

c) The largest slice has angle 150°

d) The smallest slice has angle 90

Answer: (b)

Four slices 150°, 90°, 60°, 60°

when 60° is deleted

Remaining 150°, 90°, 60°

Total = 300°

While making Pie chart where 300° is taken as 100%

${150}/{300}$ × 100 = 50%

${90°}/{300}$ × 100 = 30%

${60°}/{300}$ × 100 = 20%

50% of 360° will be 180°

∴ largest slice as angle – 180°

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