Chapter 2: Measures of Central Tendency - Short Answer Questions

[March 2014]
Given median = 20.6, mode = 26, find mean.
[Answer]
Mode 3 Median 2 Mean
26 3 20.6 2 Mean
26 61.8 2 Mean

2 Mean 61.8 26
2 Mean 35.8
Mean

35.8
17.9
2

[March 2014]
Arithmetic mean of 50 items is 100. At the time of calculations two items 180 and 90 were wrongly
taken as 100 and 10. Find the correct value of Arithmetic mean.
[Answer]
Given

N 50
Wrong X 100
Wrong Values 100 10 110
Correct Values 180 90 270
Working
Wrong X N Wrong X
50 100 5000
Correct X Wrong X Wrong Values Correct Values
5000 110 270 5160
Correct X 5160
Correct X

103.2
N
50

Where,

X = Arithmetic Mean
X =Sum of Values of X
N = Total Number of Observations
[March 2013]
The average daily wage of all workers in a factory is Rs. 444. If the average daily wages paid to
male and female workers are Rs. 480 and Rs. 360 respectively, find the percentage of male and
female workers employed by the factory.
[Answer]
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Given:

Let N1 and N 2 be the the number of

male and female workers in the factory.
X 12 444

44400 36000 480 N1 360 N1

X 2 360

8400 120 N1

N1 N 2 100
N 2 100 N1

444

N X N
1

44400 480 N1 36000 360 N1

44400 480 N1 36000 360 N1

X 1 480

X 12

444 100 480 N1 360 100 360 N1

X2

N1 N 2

N1 480 100 N1 360

100

8400
N1
120
70 N1
N 2 100 N1
= 100 70
= 30
Number of Male Workers in the factory = N1 70 %
Number of Female Workers in the factory = N 2 30 %

Where,
X 12 Combined Arithmetic Mean
X 1 Mean Marks of Male Workers
X 2 Mean Marks of Female Workers
N1 = Number of Male Workers
N2 = Number of Female Workers

[March 2013]
Mode = 32.1 and Mean = 35.4, Median =?
[Answer]
Mode 3 Median 2 Mean

32.1 3 Median 2 35.4

32.1 3 Median 70.8
32.1 70.8 3 Median
102.9 3 Median
102.9
Median
3
34.3 Median

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[March 2012]
The mean marks of statistics of 100 students of a class were 72. The mean marks of boys were 75
while their number was 70. Find out the mean of girls in the class.
[Answer]
Given:
X 12 72
N1+N2 = 100
N1=70
X 1 75
N2=?
X 2 =?
N1 + N2 = 100
=> 70 + N2 = 100
=> N2 = 100 70
=> N2 = 30
(N X ) (N X )
1 1
2 2
12
N N
1
2
(70 75) (30 X )
2
72
100
72 100 5250 30 X
2
7200 5250 30 X
2
7200 5250 30 X
2
1950 30 X
2
1950
X
2
30
X 65
2
Conclusion: The Mean Marks of Statistics of girls is X 2 65 .
Where,
X 12 Combined Arithmetic Mean
X

X 1 Mean Marks of Boys in Statistics

X 2 Mean Marks of Girls in Statistics

N1 = Number of Boys
N2 = Number of Girls

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[March 2012]
A person travels the first km at 10 km per hour, the second km at 3 km per hour and the third km
at 6 km per hour. What is the average speed?
[Answer]
Harmonic Mean Discrete Series
f
(Distance)
1
1
1
3
N

H .M

X
(Speed)
10
3
6

f
X
0.1
0.3333
0.1667
0.6
f

N
3
5
f 0.6

Where,
H.M = Harmonic Mean
N = Total Number of Observations
f = frequency (Distance)
X = Values (Speed)
[March 2011]
Calculate Weighted Arithmetic Mean:
Group
Food Clothing
Index No.
125
133
Weights
7
5

Fuel & Lighting

141
4

House Rent
173
1

Misc.
182
3

[Answer]
Weighted Arithmetic Mean

Group

Index (X)

Weights (W)

WX

Food
Cloth
Fuel
Rent
Miscellaneous

125
133
141
173
182

7
5
4
1
3
20

875
665
564
173
546
2823

W
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WX 2823

141.15
W
20

Where,

X = Weighted Arithmetic Mean

w
WX = Sum of Product of Corresponding Values of Weights (W) and Values of Index (X)
W = Sum of Weights
[March 2011]
Find the Median of the data:
X:
f:

160
5

150
8

152
6

161
3

156
7

[Answer]
Median Discrete Series
X
(Ascending Order)
150
152
156
160
161

M Size of
M Size of
M Size of
M Size of

Cf

8
6
7
5
3
29
N

8
14
21
26
29

th
N 1

item
2
th
29 1

item
2
th
30
item
2
15th item

M 156

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Where,
M = Median
N = Total Number of Observations
Cf = Cumulative Frequency
f = Frequency
[March 2010]
The mean of 200 items was 50. Later on it was discovered that two items were wrongly read as
92 and 8 instead of 192 and 88, find the correct mean.
[Answer]
Given
N 200
Wrong X 50
Wrong Values 92 8 100
Correct Values 192 88 280

Working
Wrong X N Wrong X
200 50 10000
Correct X Wrong X Wrong Values Correct Values
10000 100 280 10180
Correct X 10180
Correct X

50.9
N
200

Where,

X = Arithmetic Mean
X =Sum of Values of X
N = Total Number of Observations

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