Tutorial -1

Q1. Find the value of p for the following distribution whose mean is 16.6. x f 8 12 12 16 15 20 p 24 20 16 25 8 30 4

Q2. A firm of readymade garments make both mens and womens shirts. Its profit average is 6% of sales. Its profits in mens shirts average 8% of sales; and womens shirts comprise 60% of output. What is the average profit per sales rupee in womens shirts. Q3. The mean of the following frequency table is 50. But the frequencies f1, and f2 in classes 20-40 and 60-80 are missing. Find the missing frequencies. Class 0-20 Frequency 17 20-40 f1 40-60 32 60-80 f2 80-100 19 Total 120

Q4. The average dividend declared by a group of 10 chemical companies was 18%. Later on, it was discovered that one correct figure, 12, was misread as 22. Find the correct average dividend. Q5. The mean yearly salary paid to all employees in a company was Rs. 24,00,000. The mean yearly salaries paid to male and female employees were Rs 25,00,000 and 19,00,000, respectively. Find out the percentage of male to female employees in the company. Q6. A candidate obtains the following percentages in an examination. English 46%, Mathematics 67%, Sanskrit 72%, Economics 58%, Political Science 53%. It is agreed to give double weight to marks in English and Mathematics as compared to other subjects. What is the weighted mean? Q7. A car owner buys petrol at Rs. 7.50, rs 8.00 and Rs 8.50 per liters for three successive years. Compute the average cost per litre of petrol when he spends Rs. 4000 each year.

Q8. The median of the following observations arranged in the ascending order: 11,12,14,x+2, x+4, 30, 32, 35, 41 is 24. Find x. Q9. The following table shows age distribution of persons in a particular region: Age(years) Below 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Above 70 No. of persons 2 5 9 17 14 15 15.5 15.6

Find the median and mode of the following data. Q10. The arithmetic mean height of 50 students of a college is 58. The height of 30 these are given in the frequency distribution below. Find the arithmetic mean height of the remaining 20 students. Height in inches Frequency 54 4 56 12 58 4 510 8 60 2

Q11. Mr. Gupta, a readymade garment store owner, advertises: If our average prices are not equal or lower than everyone elses, you get it free. One customer came into the store one day and threw on the counter bills of six items he had bought from a competitor for an average price less than Guptas. The items cost (in Rs.) 201.50 202.97, 203.49, 205.00, 207.5, 210.95, The prices for the same six items at Mr. Guptas store are (in Rs.): 201.35, 202.89, 203.19, 204.98, 207.59, and 211.50. Mr. Gupta told the customer, my advertisement refers to a weighted average price of these items. Our average is lower because our sales of these items have been: 207, 209, 212, 208, 206, and 203(in units).

12. The rise in the price of a certain commodity was 5% in 1995, 8% in 1996, and 77% in 1997. It is said that the average price rise between 1995 and 1997 was 14.55% and 30% . Justify the statement and show how you would explain it before a layman.