When an alarm is raised at a market town’s fire station, the fire engine cannot leave until

at least five fire-fighters arrive at the station. The call-out time, X minutes, is the time
between an alarm being raised and the fire engine leaving the station.
The value of X was recorded on a random sample of 50 occasions. The results are
summarized below, where x́ denotes the sample mean
∑ x = 286.5, ∑ ( x− x́)2 = 45.16
Find the values for the mean and standard deviation of this sample of 50 call outs times.
(5 Marks)

(b) Find the probability that at most 5 defective bolts will be found in a box of 200 bolts,
if it is known that 2% of such bolts are expected to be defective. (e−4 = 0.0183)
(4 Marks)

(c) Using this data set, construct a histogram. (5 Marks)

Number of Hours My Classmates Spent Playing Video Games on Weekends
9.95 10 2.25 16.75 0
19.5 22.5 7.5 15 12.75
5.5 11 10 20.75 17.5
23 21.9 24 23.75 18
20 15 22.9 18.8 20.5

(d) What is Harmonic mean? In which circumstances is Harmonic mean used?

(3 Marks)

(e) What are essentials of an ideal average? (3 Marks)