NSS Mathematics in Action Module 1 Vol.

2 Full Solutions

(b) 2 × 2 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 2 + 5 ×1 + 6 × 4
(c) Mean =
2 + 5 + 2 +1+ 4
=4
Total number of data = 14
1 3+ 4
Median = (7th datum + 8th datum) = = 3.5
2 2
∵ The datum ‘3’, which occurs 3 times, has the
highest frequency among the data.
∴ Mode = 3

6. ∵ Mean age of a group of 20 old people = 78

∴ Total age of these old people
= 20 × 78
= 1560
After adding two old people,
the new total age of these 22 old people
= 1560 + 90 + 85
= 1735

∴ New mean age of these 22 old people

1735
=
22
(c) From the graph, there are 85 students who have
marks below 50. = 79 (cor. to the nearest integer)
∴ Number of students passed the test
= 200 − 85 7. Weighted mean score of Ann
= 10% × 75 + 20% × 65 + 25% × 50 + 45% × 65
= 115
= 62.25
(d) Number of students passed the test Weighted mean score of Tom
= 200 × 65% = 10% × 80 + 20% × 60 + 25% × 60 + 45% × 55
= 130 = 59.75
i.e. 70 students failed the test ∴ Ann performed better.
From the graph, there are 70 students below 45.5
mark. 8. (a) Arrange the data in ascending order:
∴ Passing mark is 45.5. 32 32 33 36 37 51 53 61
Range = 61 − 32
1
5. (a) Mean = (23 + 24 + 27 + 27 + 31 + 31 + 31 + 35) = 29
8
= 28.625 32 + 33 51 + 53
Q1 = = 32.5, Q3 = = 52
2 2
1
Median = (27 + 31) ∴ Inter-quartile range = Q3 − Q1
2
= 52 − 32.5
= 29
= 19.5
∵ The datum ‘31’, which occurs 3 times, has the
highest frequency among the set of data. 32 + 32 + 33 + 36 + 37 + 51 + 53 + 61
µ=
∴ Mode = 31 8
= 41.875
1
(b) Mean = (2 + 6 + ... + 5 + 10) 1
12 σ 2 = [(32 − 41.875) 2 + (32 − 41.875) 2 +
=5 8
(33 − 41.875) 2 + (36 − 41.875) 2 +
Arrange the data in ascending order:
(37 − 41.875) 2 + (51 − 41.875) 2 +
1 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 (53 − 41.875) 2 + (61 − 41.875) 2 ]
= 113.109375
1
Median = (5 + 5) σ = 113.109375
2
=5 = 10.64 (cor. to 4 sig. fig.)
∵ The datum ‘2’, which occurs 3 times, has the
(b) Arrange the data in ascending order:
highest frequency among the set of data.
−151 −85 −65 30 41 74 80 105 140
∴ Mode = 2
186