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Standard VII
Mathematics
Measure of Central Tendency
Find the miss...
Question
Find the missing frequency (p) for the following distribution whose mean is 7.68
x:
3
5
7
9
11
13
f:
6
8
15
p
8
4
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Solution
Calculation of Mean
x
i
f
i
f
i
x
i
3
6
18
5
8
40
7
15
105
9
p
9p
11
8
88
13
4
52
Total
∑
f
i
= 41 + p
∑
f
i
x
i
= 303 + 9p
We have:
∑
f
i
= 41+ p,
∑
f
i
x
i
= 303 +9p
∴ Mean =
∑
f
i
x
i
∑
f
i
7
.
68
=
303
+
9
p
41
+
p
⇒
7
.
68
×
(
41
+
p
)
=
303
+
9
p
⇒
314
.
88
+
7
.
68
p
=
303
+
9
p
⇒
314
.
88
-
303
=
9
p
-
7
.
68
p
⇒
11
.
88
=
1
.
32
p
⇒
p
=
11
.
88
1
.
32
⇒
p
=
9
.
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Find the missing frequency (p) for the following distribution whose mean is 7.68.
x:
3
5
7
9
11
13
f:
6
8
15
p
8
4